knickers
Example Sentences
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“Don’t get your knickers in a twist, I’m not Mick Jagger,” he joked, delivering a goofy rendition of the Rolling Stones frontman’s signature moves before covering their hit “Start Me Up.”
From Seattle Times • May 25, 2024
You begin by getting dressed, pulling on knickers and a cloth chest protector, navigating various straps and zippers, cinching up a thick jacket.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2022
Those at Zehnder’s dress in the restaurant’s colonial theme, with women in mobcaps and white aprons, and men in banded-collared shirts with knickers.
From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2021
"There's no laundry service. I've run out of knickers, so I've been washing them in the sink - sounds bad but I have no choice."
From BBC • Aug. 8, 2021
Bill picked up his knickers and did as he was told.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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