garter
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When mice invaded his house, he didn’t poison them but enlisted the help of a garter snake he found outside.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
“There was a lot of discontentment from people feeling pressure to do things they didn’t want, like the garter toss, or who had family members trying to make the event about them,” Mae recalls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2025
Lacking Spotify, they decided to pass the time by undertaking “an enumeration and actual count” of road-killed animals—a battered weasel here, a flattened garter snake there.
From Slate ● May 25, 2024
For the first time, researchers — employing an innovative twist on the mirror test — have found evidence that garter snakes can distinguish themselves from others, using not sight but scent.
From New York Times ● Apr. 3, 2024
“You heard me. A garter snake. Just a little one. Cut out.”
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
The feminine silhouette was defined by ruffles, bustles and slip dresses, complemented by men’s vests fitted with garters, oversized cloth shirts and masculine trousers.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2024
Men could wear blouses and shirts on the outside, while women could do away with their corsets, stockings, and garters.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 9, 2024
Lauren Swann, 35, of Venice, Calif., sews garters for good friends using strips of stretch lace and appliqués she finds on Etsy.
From New York Times ● Sep. 4, 2018
Hear the word “cabaret” and you might think of Sally Bowles in a bowler and garters belting out Kander & Ebb songs in Weimar Republic Germany.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 20, 2018
The sleeves were rolled and held in place by old-fashioned blue sleeve garters.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
