Examples of see-through in a Sentence

consumers pretty much expect see-through packaging for bacon a designer whose see-through clothes scandalized the fashion world back in the 1960s
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Another expedition to the Weddell Sea in 2021 observed a vast colony of icefish, or Neopagetopsis ionah, with see-through skulls and transparent blood. Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025 The style is a pointed-toe slingback crafted from soft see-through Plexi on the upper and the straps that leave the foot exposed, giving the shoe a barely-there appearance. Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025 The team began construction with a transparent glass base and added see-through oxide semiconductors that only reacted to UVA light. New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2025 While patterned baskets certainly help make storage more cute and adorable, turns out, clear or see-through bins are slightly more effective. Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for see-through

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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 2 Nov. 2025.

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