bathing suit

noun

Examples of bathing suit in a Sentence

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Perry, who earlier this year split from her longtime partner and father of her daughter, the actor Orlando Bloom, was wearing a dark one-piece bathing suit, with her hair swept casually into a bun. Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025 Pack your cozy hoodie and your bathing suit: the weather can be anything from beach-day balmy to cool fall cozy; both are delightful. Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 5 Oct. 2025 As the equinox ushers in fall, consider shifting your wardrobe by swapping your bathing suits, linens, and sandals for cozy cashmere and wool sweaters and staples like leather boots and silk scarves. Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2025 Miss America also got rid of its iconic bathing suit competition portion of the evening in 2018. Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bathing suit

Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bathing suit was in 1852

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“Bathing suit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bathing%20suit. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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