panties

Example Sentences

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“You pull up your big-girl panties and you do what you got to do,” Applegate says.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Stand-up Leanne embraces being a 59-year-old grandmother, the physical challenges inherent to being menopausal and comfortable panties.

From Salon • Aug. 10, 2025

He also poked fun at Harry Styles' fashion sense, joking: "Women throw their panties at this man, then he puts them on and looks better in them."

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2023

“You can’t fake this. It’s not a time to put on your big-girl panties and just deal with it. This music is my foundational life journey.”

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2023

A big heap lies on the floor: school clothes and dresses and torn blouses all thrown together with panties and shoes.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez