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suspenders

NOUN

straps

Synonyms

STRONG

bands braces garters

WEAK

shoulder straps

Example Sentences

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Presiding over the festivities was Frank Seddio, the club’s 79-year-old chairman, who was wearing suspenders and a monogrammed dress shirt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

“Trump’s lawyers are taking a belt and suspenders approach to his cases,” former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani told Salon.

From Salon • Jan. 3, 2024

Old black-and-white photographs show them dressed in suspenders and snap-brim hats.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2023

In a surprising gesture, the bespectacled monarch was seen seated in a chair, coat off, suspenders showing, and shirt-sleeve rolled up, with his arm at the ready to donate blood.

From Washington Times • Sep. 12, 2023

Rudolph Gibbs reentered the kitchen wearing a clean white T-shirt and another pair of slacks and suspenders.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson