bathing suit

noun

Examples of bathing suit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The former Sports Illustrated model proudly wore a bathing suit with her husband's face on it. Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 5 Oct. 2024 Use a plastic grocery bag to carry wet towels, bathing suits, sandals, and pool toys. Claire Hoppe, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2024 In this part of the Amazon, the water level rises and falls between 30–50 feet with the seasons, which submerges large parts of the forest during the rainy season (December to May) and reveals new walking trails during the dry season (April to November) — but don’t bother packing your bathing suit. Jamie Ditaranto, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for bathing suit 

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Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 12 Oct. 2024.

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