bathing suit

noun

Examples of bathing suit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Turf battles between naturists and textiles continue: this summer, near Marseille, a gay man reported that he was attacked and insulted with homophobic slurs after swimming at a nude beach and returning to a nearby village in a Speedo-type bathing suit. Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2024 Dorr, dressed in a pink and white polka-dot bathing suit, was last seen in 1986 walking to an inflatable pool in her father’s backyard, the docuseries reports. Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2024 Beckham, 49, was snapped showering on the yacht’s deck in a tiny white bathing suit or briefs. Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2024 More than a decade later, detectives (with the help of Truitt and Clark) identified Dorr’s bathing suit and remains in a wooded area near a playground. Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bathing suit 

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Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bathing suit was in 1852

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“Bathing suit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bathing%20suit. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.

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