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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Pugh added some subtle coverage with a pair of nude underwear and accessorized with a fluffy gold feather boa.
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Lara Walsh, InStyle, 24 May 2026
The singer has a close relationship with the legacy American brand, having served as a campaign star for two of Calvin Klein’s underwear collection campaigns in 2025.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
The sequence in which Elsa first meets Bonifacio is a delightfully romantic version of a striptease, with Elsa and a colleague, who are there scouting for an underwear commercial, sitting among a crowd of rowdy bachelorette partygoers.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 20 May 2026
Certain locations around the world will also offer limited-edition men’s and women’s underwear styles from the collection.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
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Lara Walsh, InStyle, 24 May 2026
The singer has a close relationship with the legacy American brand, having served as a campaign star for two of Calvin Klein’s underwear collection campaigns in 2025.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
The sequence in which Elsa first meets Bonifacio is a delightfully romantic version of a striptease, with Elsa and a colleague, who are there scouting for an underwear commercial, sitting among a crowd of rowdy bachelorette partygoers.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 20 May 2026
Certain locations around the world will also offer limited-edition men’s and women’s underwear styles from the collection.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for underwear
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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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