sarong

Example Sentences

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She wears a neon green-and-purple swimsuit with a matching sarong, which is based on a real ensemble Diana wore.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2023

Promoted as the "Singapore Girl", the airline's flight attendants wear a version of the sarong kebaya, traditional clothing worn by Peranakan women in parts of South East Asia.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2022

Upstairs, the door opened to a large open space with a dirty tiled floor; one man sat on a bench in a sarong, a clothesline filled with socks hanging above his head.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 25, 2022

Ponraj Jeyaraj asked for a lungi, a type of sarong.

From New York Times • Aug. 20, 2020

I believe in mystery and old-school modesty, so I wear a sarong in the bathing suit competition.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray