as in negligee
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Recent Examples of lingerie
Ciara brought retro lingerie dressing to the red carpet on Sunday, February 8.
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Lara Walsh, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026
The Premiere Vision Paris capsule collection will debut a mix of applications across lingerie, innerwear and lifestyle pieces for everyday wear.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Feb. 2026
Since the end of 2025, Sweeney has attended several red carpet events and turned up the heat with the launch of her lingerie brand.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
When to Use Delicate The delicate cycle, says Uebergang, is best for lingerie, lightweight synthetics, and thin cottons.
—Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 30 Jan. 2026
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Lara Walsh, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026
The Premiere Vision Paris capsule collection will debut a mix of applications across lingerie, innerwear and lifestyle pieces for everyday wear.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Feb. 2026
Since the end of 2025, Sweeney has attended several red carpet events and turned up the heat with the launch of her lingerie brand.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
When to Use Delicate The delicate cycle, says Uebergang, is best for lingerie, lightweight synthetics, and thin cottons.
—Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 30 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for lingerie
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lingerie
Noun
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Intent on payback, Bernadine strips all of his clothing from the closet and begins tossing them into his BMW, power-walking between the closet and the vehicle in just a robe and a negligee, carting each load of belongings in a child’s wagon.—
Niela Orr,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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Notably, while Fiyero is shirtless, Elphaba instead puts on the chunky knit over a knit negligee.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
3 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Cult London nightie brand If Only If offers cotton options in wafty whites or ginghams; and Bocan’s range of silk slips and robes in both demure and rich colors are handmade by artisans in the family’s atelier in Bursa, Turkey.—
CNT Editors,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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Soon after, an army of local women show up, strip a wary Julia of her gown and pray over her naked belly before dressing her in a new nightie and easing her down onto the bed.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Lingerie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lingerie. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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