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Recent Examples of boxer shorts
Sebring was wearing only the torn remnants of a pair of boxer shorts.
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Susan Young, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
The line features three styles—a pair of boxer shorts, a brief and a boxer brief—each available in the clay, shale and cinder colorways, $38 a pop.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
Davin, who was wearing only boxer shorts at the time, appeared to be intoxicated, reported the Minnesota Star Tribune.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
Bloomers are being worn in broad daylight, becoming unexpected (and unapologetically comfy) outfit staples — and the same goes for boxer shorts.
—Kelsey Stewart, Refinery29, 8 Aug. 2025
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Susan Young, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
The line features three styles—a pair of boxer shorts, a brief and a boxer brief—each available in the clay, shale and cinder colorways, $38 a pop.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
Davin, who was wearing only boxer shorts at the time, appeared to be intoxicated, reported the Minnesota Star Tribune.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
Bloomers are being worn in broad daylight, becoming unexpected (and unapologetically comfy) outfit staples — and the same goes for boxer shorts.
—Kelsey Stewart, Refinery29, 8 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for boxer shorts
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boxer shorts
Plural Noun
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My husband, Jason, and I set out in waterproof pants and long johns, and took in bare trees strung with red hearts and spinning ornaments.—
Tamara Shopsin,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Dec. 2025
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Axelsson bet his woollen long johns and his cold-weather gear, and lost it all; Pike lost his socks.—
Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2025
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Another first-round exit would make McCarthy’s underpants feel a little snugger.—
John Romano,
Dallas News,
11 Jan. 2023
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The crucial sequence of Goofy and Max finding Huey Newton’s Rattan throne in the back of a thrift store, for instance, is replaced by the two of them being menaced by Bigfoot, who winds up with a pair of Goofy’s underpants stuck to his head.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
27 Oct. 2022
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The tournament will now allow women to wear colored undershorts beneath their white attire to reduce anxiety and increase comfort for players on their periods.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
21 Nov. 2022
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Complete with neon green undershorts, a matching headband and white sneakers, this ensemble was one of the athlete's more classic tennis outfits.—
Ariana Quihuiz,
Peoplemag,
9 Sep. 2022
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“Boxer shorts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boxer%20shorts. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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