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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People go there for everything from frozen fruit to fishing line, underwear to bullets.
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Ben Taub, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
One such example is underwear, bras, socks, and pajamas.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 24 Nov. 2025
More than once, Piña has been caught sitting on his couch in his underwear, writing scripts on his laptop, as Hollywood tour buses stop at the traffic light outside.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Nov. 2025
Bloomers have since become fashionable and are no longer treated as underwear, as seen on the high fashion runways and worn by celebrities like the pop star Dua Lipa.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
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Ben Taub, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
One such example is underwear, bras, socks, and pajamas.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 24 Nov. 2025
More than once, Piña has been caught sitting on his couch in his underwear, writing scripts on his laptop, as Hollywood tour buses stop at the traffic light outside.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Nov. 2025
Bloomers have since become fashionable and are no longer treated as underwear, as seen on the high fashion runways and worn by celebrities like the pop star Dua Lipa.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 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 28 Nov. 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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