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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Even now, the see-through footwear phenomenon shows no signs of ceasing. Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025 The set features a breathable (but not see-through) fabric, a five-button front cardigan, and wide-leg pants. Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2025 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 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 See All Example Sentences for see-through

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First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of see-through was in 1851

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“See-through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/see-through. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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