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Recent Examples of waistbandSurveillance footage showed Eaves arriving armed, removing a handgun from his waistband and confronting his brother moments before the shooting, according to court records.—Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025 Police recovered two guns tucked into McKay’s waistband.—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 Surveillance footage recovered by the Daily News shows the unidentified suspect in a black hoodie and blue medical gloves casually approach, pull a handgun tucked into his rear waistband and open fire, letting loose about eight shots.—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 28 June 2025 One of our favorite finds from the major pre-July 4th sale is this classic pair of linen trousers, which is designed with an elastic waistband that won’t dig into skin.—Izzy Baskette, People.com, 29 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for waistband
With a Stanley Cup already under his belt and a promising rookie season behind him, the young forward will look to build on his success and play an even bigger role in the Panthers’ pursuit to solidifying themselves as a South Florida sports dynasty.
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Kaitlyn Pohly
July 10,
Miami Herald,
10 July 2025
But perhaps with the experience under his belt — and a summer to try and add weight — Johansson can come back more ready to handle second-pair minutes for a full season.
These products are different from maternity belts, which look more like a girdle and are meant to be worn during pregnancy to take some weight off your bump.
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Kathleen Felton,
SELF,
6 May 2025
The old oil town, with its beige parking garages that form a girdle around nondescript towers in gray and black — Bank of Oklahoma, Cherokee Federal — was exactly the kind of American city that filled me with dread.
The collection featured sarongs layered over trousers, silk waistcoats paired with boxing shorts, and traditional cummerbunds — in mint or hot pink — added to more casual silhouettes.
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Alice Pfeiffer,
CNN Money,
1 July 2025
Lorde went on to point out that the dress’s top half was a different take on the cummerbund, the pleated sash that often comes with men’s tuxedos.
The Velvet Sundown, a band that channels the hazy era of the '60s and '70s, hit the impressive milestone barely a month after dropping their debut album Floating on Echoes on June 5.
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Michael Nied,
People.com,
10 July 2025
Scherzinger spoke to Billboard about filming the Netflix contest — where 50 musicians form six bands without ever seeing each other — alongside host AJ McLean, Destiny’s Child star Kelly Rowland and Payne.
Both raincoats feature a detachable zip hood, a hood visor extension, an adjustable bungee cord with a metal toggle at the hood opening, a self-belt and signature stripe lining.
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Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Sep. 2019
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