leotard
noun
le·o·tard
ˈlē-ə-ˌtärd 
: a close-fitting one-piece garment worn especially by dancers, acrobats, and aerialists
Examples of leotard in a Sentence
Our aerobics instructor wore a bright red leotard.
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Eight national titles shine bright in Oklahoma’s new state-of-the-art facility, but the leotard needs to fit.
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Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
The song's music video, filmed on the USS Missouri, was the first ever to be banned from MTV, because the superstar straddled a cannon on the battleship and also wore a barely-there, now-iconic leotard.
—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026
The singer stepped out onto the carpet in a custom Marc Jacobs block-and-tackle suit-cum-leotard.
—Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2026
The man of the hour wore lungs, kidneys, and a heart from an old anatomical chart sewn onto his black leotard.
—Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 30 Mar. 2026
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Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
The song's music video, filmed on the USS Missouri, was the first ever to be banned from MTV, because the superstar straddled a cannon on the battleship and also wore a barely-there, now-iconic leotard.
—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026
The singer stepped out onto the carpet in a custom Marc Jacobs block-and-tackle suit-cum-leotard.
—Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2026
The man of the hour wore lungs, kidneys, and a heart from an old anatomical chart sewn onto his black leotard.
—Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 30 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for leotard
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“Leotard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leotard. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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leotard
noun
le·o·tard
ˈlē-ə-ˌtärd
: a tight one-piece garment worn especially by dancers, gymnasts, and acrobats
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