negligee

Example Sentences

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But don’t expect Weimar-era clichés like bowler hats, dirty negligees and tableaus out of Otto Dix or George Grosz.

From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2021

Would Chrissy give up on her negligees and start borrowing Janet’s more practical knee socks and T-shirt gowns?

From New York Times • Sep. 11, 2020

It’s peak wedding season, and Ada Calhoun’s “Wedding Toasts I’ll Never Give” is a fine gift to tuck between the negligees and garter belts at the more literary bride’s shower.

From Washington Post • Jun. 29, 2017

Nicolas Ghesquière of Balenciaga, normally known for avant-garde creations like skinny legging pants and deconstructed negligees, sent out a beautifully commercial collection of military-inspired blazers trimmed in gold braid and punctuated with brass buttons.

From Time Magazine Archive

A white serge suit was added for pleasant afternoons on deck, and some dainty kimonos and negligees for stateroom use.

From Patty in Paris by Wells, Carolyn