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Recent Examples of hosiery
In addition to hats, hosiery, and purses, in the 1950s a woman’s gloves helped avoid inadvertent intimacy with men.
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Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
Where to eat Bastion, run by the Goldbergs and their partner chef Josh Habiger, is within a pair of 1885 buildings known as the Houston Station, formerly a hosiery mill and a syrup company.
—Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 5 Aug. 2025
Founder Ric Cabot’s father started its hosiery mill in 1978.
—Alex Tzelnic, Outside Online, 6 June 2025
Just this weekend, Lori Harvey leaned into Miu Miu’s collegiate streak in metallic hosiery paired with the brand’s runway pumps at the Miutine fragrance launch in New York.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
Where to eat Bastion, run by the Goldbergs and their partner chef Josh Habiger, is within a pair of 1885 buildings known as the Houston Station, formerly a hosiery mill and a syrup company.
—Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 5 Aug. 2025
Founder Ric Cabot’s father started its hosiery mill in 1978.
—Alex Tzelnic, Outside Online, 6 June 2025
Just this weekend, Lori Harvey leaned into Miu Miu’s collegiate streak in metallic hosiery paired with the brand’s runway pumps at the Miutine fragrance launch in New York.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
See All Example Sentences for hosiery
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hosiery
Noun
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Boy’s Bedroom Mary’s face will appear on the video game monitor in a boy’s bedroom strewn with dirty underwear and socks.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
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One woman who was in court, dressed in a bright green leopard dress with green socks and black heels, spoke with Rolling Stone after the appearance.—
Lorena O'Neil,
Rolling Stone,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For some patients who cannot move or have more limited mobility, external devices or compression stockings can help prevent clots as well.—
Paul Sisson,
Mercury News,
8 Sep. 2025
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For some patients who cannot move or have more limited mobility, external devices or compression stockings can help prevent clots as well.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Place a piece of screen on delicate fabrics to protect them and keep them from getting suctioned into the hose.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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Also, spray down watercraft and equipment with high-pressure hoses or rinse them off with water.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Hosiery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hosiery. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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