underwear
noun
un·der·wear
ˈən-dər-ˌwer 
: clothing or an article of clothing worn next to the skin and under other clothing
Examples of underwear in a Sentence
he had been sleeping in his underwear so he had to put a robe on before answering the door
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Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 17 Dec. 2025
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Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 17 Dec. 2025
Altoona Police Officer Christy Wasser was seen on body camera video shown in court pulling out wet underwear from Mangione's backpack that had a magazine with bullets inside it.
—Adam Sabes , Maria Paronich, FOXNews.com, 13 Dec. 2025
Best pointelle pajamas Most remember the delicate cotton pointelle designs of childhood underwear and leggings.
—Avery Matera, Glamour, 13 Dec. 2025
In the first scene, Shepard’s character, Boy, is seated in a rocking chair wearing only his underwear, while his mother, Woman, is lying on a bed swaddled in blankets.
—Literary Hub, 12 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for underwear
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“Underwear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underwear. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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underwear
noun
un·der·wear
ˈən-dər-ˌwa(ə)r
-ˌwe(ə)r
: clothing or an article of clothing worn next to the skin and under other clothing
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