nylons

Example Sentences

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In clothing, auxetic nylons, fibers and other synthetic materials could prove more comfortable than traditional materials.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2024

I'm wearing polyester and nylons and a wig, and I looked in the mirror and said, "Do I have to?"

From Salon • Sep. 23, 2022

“Part of survival, part of how we thrive and make politics, is that possibility of self-fashioning, of beauty, of pleasure, of nylons or the click of your heels,” she said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2022

However, if flags are made with nylons or plastics, they should not be burned as this type of material is known to emit noxious fumes when it is burned.

From Encyclopedia.com • Jun. 6, 2018

In 1939, when DuPont introduced nylons, countless American women felt as if a miracle had been performed in their honor.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt