underwear
noun
un·der·wear
ˈən-dər-ˌwer 
: clothing or an article of clothing worn next to the skin and under other clothing
Examples of underwear in a Sentence
he had been sleeping in his underwear so he had to put a robe on before answering the door
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Before Lopez could really respond to the gesture, the skirt fell to the ground, leaving Lopez on stage in a shiny pair of gold underwear.
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Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 27 July 2025
The study, published Tuesday in the journal Environmental Science and Technology Letters, analyzed 43 period underwear, eight reusable pads, four menstrual cups, three reusable incontinence underwear and one reusable incontinence pad — a total of 59 products.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 22 July 2025
The officers forced Decker to walk backward out of his home in only his underwear around 7 am while his neighbors watched.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 22 July 2025
In a video produced by Goldwater, Graves said her daughter's school bus driver was smacking his belt against his hand and had his underwear visible.
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Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 27 July 2025
The study, published Tuesday in the journal Environmental Science and Technology Letters, analyzed 43 period underwear, eight reusable pads, four menstrual cups, three reusable incontinence underwear and one reusable incontinence pad — a total of 59 products.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 22 July 2025
The officers forced Decker to walk backward out of his home in only his underwear around 7 am while his neighbors watched.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 22 July 2025
In a video produced by Goldwater, Graves said her daughter's school bus driver was smacking his belt against his hand and had his underwear visible.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 21 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for underwear
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“Underwear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underwear. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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underwear
noun
un·der·wear
ˈən-dər-ˌwa(ə)r
-ˌwe(ə)r
: clothing or an article of clothing worn next to the skin and under other clothing
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