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

Ollie Robinson has played the role of provocateur to twist the knickers of the Aussie media.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2023

It was the Jazz Age, and Si wore button-up knickers.

From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2021

I’m about to blaspheme here, so hold onto your knickers, Dodger fans, but Vin Scully used to have me snoring by the fourth inning, his drone being the perfect cure for insomnia.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2021

There were always stockings and pink rayon knickers with holes in them hung on a string across the room to dry.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers