How to Use lingerie in a Sentence

lingerie

noun
  • Cami pulled up to the event in a black-on-black lingerie look.
    Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 16 Feb. 2023
  • In 2013, she was announced as the face of lingerie and swimwear brand Figleaves.com.
    Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Shopping for lingerie in the United States presents the rare case when the best deal isn’t the no-frills one.
    Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Thin straps and a huge 3D rosette decorated the top of the lingerie-like slip.
    Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Its lingerie is fresh and summery and goes up to a size 36 in bottoms.
    Malia Griggs, Glamour, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Olivia Rodrigo just gave the lingerie trend with a bit of a Gen Z cool-girl twist.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 20 Aug. 2022
  • The lingerie brand's image was in tatters, and sales had plunged.
    Julia Horowitz, CNN, 25 June 2021
  • The actress was dressed in black lingerie and a white sheet that covered her bare chest.
    USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Clients can bring in their own lingerie or shop in his boutique.
    Michelle Matthews | [email protected], al, 27 Apr. 2021
  • The lingerie brand's fashion show has been on hiatus for four years.
    Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 9 May 2023
  • Or hey, just throw on some lingerie or your best silky boxer briefs and call it a day.
    Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 13 Jan. 2025
  • This takes away the stuffy smell of my luggage and makes my sweaters, T-shirts and lingerie smell lovely.
    Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2021
  • The Natori feathers bra is the stuff of lingerie legend.
    Tiffany Dodson and Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 May 2022
  • A$AP Rocky, paired the lace overlay with black lingerie, a leather cape and matching knee-high leather boots.
    Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, 1 Mar. 2022
  • Mik, per the uzh at this point, has my favorite look of the week in a look that is made up of a men’s business suit front and lingerie in the back.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 June 2024
  • Guests often came dressed in BDSM leather, lingerie or less.
    Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2021
  • In many cases, the best strapless bras are the lingerie solve, no matter your chest size.
    Laura Lajiness, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2021
  • Spears rocked high heels and red lingerie for the clip while dancing to Portugal.
    Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 20 Aug. 2022
  • Commas and ellipses contort on the page, and ink serves as lingerie.
    Jenny Singer, Glamour, 14 Feb. 2022
  • It can be worn as a shirt, a form of lingerie, or as a base layer for other clothing.
    Jill Schildhouse, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Get ready to hear about car wash tacos and Santee Alley lingerie.
    Carolina A. Mirandacolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2022
  • The walls are covered in a paper stamped with sketches of women and hung with pieces of lingerie.
    Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com, 10 June 2022
  • The storefront was occupied by La Perla, a lingerie store, , but the shop had closed.
    Jesús Marrero Suárez, BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2023
  • While the cameras rolled, Galen moved his right hand down her body and pulled aside her one-piece lingerie to touch her vulva.
    New York Times, 12 Jan. 2022
  • At the centre of the Valentine’s Day collection, of course, is the lingerie itself.
    Eliza Huber, refinery29.com, 15 Jan. 2021
  • The singer has also taken to lingerie and bustiers lately.
    Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 12 July 2021
  • But the lingerie market has evolved, and these days, the best bras for small busts are easier to track down than ever.
    Halie Lesavage, harpersbazaar.com, 31 May 2023
  • Not many brands have come to mind right away when asked about her favorite lingerie labels.
    Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Araks has mastered the art of lingerie, pajamas, and swimwear.
    Alexis Bennett, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2021
  • For the brand’s new Valentine’s Day 2025 lineup, the singer posed in red lingerie and cascading dark brown hair with light pink highlights.
    Raven Brunner, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025

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