Examples of see-through in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web On Tuesday, the actress, 53, arrived at the event in a head-turning, see-through Donna Karen dress with sequins and floral embellishments near its plunging neckline. Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024 The famous sporting prop can be seen in the Final Frame championship scene when Eric (played by Billy Murray), surrounded by cheering fans, prepares to throw the see-through ball down the lane, holding it up to show off the delicate red rose at its core. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2024 Designers have, at various points during the autumn-winter 2024 season, taken the naked-dressing phenomenon toward its final destination: skintight and see-through garments that leave almost nothing to the imagination. Glamour, 1 Mar. 2024 At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Lenovo showed off Project Crystal, a complete proof-of-concept laptop that will never see the light of day as a real product, but demonstrates what the see-through technology will look like on a portable PC. Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 26 Feb. 2024 The pants, however, are also see-through, which is something even MLB’s biggest stars are having a hard time getting, well, behind. Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2024 In one, a woman in a see-through halter top is holding a machine gun. Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024 Like Gerber, Holland did not walk the red carpet with his girlfriend, who stopped the entire show in Mugler's see-through robot suit from 1995, courtesy of image architect Law Roach. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 17 Feb. 2024 Completely opaque, these leggings won't be see-through at the gym. Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of see-through was in 1945

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“See-through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/see-through. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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