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Recent Examples of underwear Although the brand is best known for its famous period underwear (which our editors have also tested and loved), it’s been venturing further into fitness, swim, and shapewear over the last few years. Jenifer Calle, Glamour, 26 Sep. 2025 Earlier this year, SKIMS was named the official underwear partner of the WNBA. Jenna Ryu, SELF, 24 Sep. 2025 Once in his living room, Delving-Thompson used his cellphone to take pictures of the brothers, who had their shirts off and were wearing swim trunks and underwear. Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 23 Sep. 2025 Anne, 75, unveiled a plaque on one of the brand’s underwear displays, making for a surprising royal photo op. Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for underwear
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Noun
  • This is the first summer the faith, widely known as the Mormon church, has offered the underclothing without sleeves in its nearly 200-year history.
    Ciara Hulet, NPR, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Some big companies have emerged from the Inc. 5000 to become prominent stalwarts of American capitalism, from Microsoft to Meta, Yeti, Patagonia and Timberland, but also including Kim Kardashian’s underclothing line Skims, and cookware maker Hexclad.
    David Bloom, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Photographed by Greg Williams and conceptualized by the label’s creative director Sarah Shotton, Fox modeled some of her favorite pieces from the lingerie brand’s range in New York’s Manner Hotel.
    Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The 45-year-old actress and singer posed in lingerie to announce the launch of her new line of intimates.
    Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025

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