Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for suspender. Search instead for kuschender.
Definitions

suspender

[suh-spen-der] / səˈspɛn dər /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Puns abound, with the Sun trying: "Hey big suspender."

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2019

Vertical suspender cables held up the deck, transferring its weight to giant suspension cables and out to enormous anchorages.

From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2017

He pops open the flip phone stored in the shirt pocket between his suspender straps and calls the number for a voicemail set up specifically for this purpose.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 19, 2015

The fashion designer Thom Browne, no stranger to the outer reaches of fantasy, put the butlers in androgynous black-tie uniforms with shorts, suspender socks and wildly exaggerated cuffs.

From New York Times ● Dec. 26, 2013

His costume was high-topped shoes and old-time britches held up by one suspender.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck

Often duded up in a cowboy hat and suspenders, Eatherly had a knack for marketing and proved to be an exceptional conman.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

Its Intel profits alone would make Gordon Gekko hang up his suspenders.

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

Looped into the traction and stability systems and the smartest brakes on the planet, the Turbo S’s high-voltage suspenders represent a major advance in client preservation technology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025

A family of boys in suspenders appears; behind them are sandbags displaying paper targets with human outlines.

From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2024

After a while, Mr. Bykovski came down the stairs into the living room, yawning and stretching his suspenders over his shoulders.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam


Vocabulary lists containing suspender

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember new words for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com