How to Use corset in a Sentence

corset

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  • The fit of the mesh corset top alone is worthy of a trophy.
    Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2023
  • Kylie Minogue stuck with red, a corset look with a train.
    Leanne Italie, Twin Cities, 4 Feb. 2024
  • The top part of the look featured a corset with a plunging neckline and straps placed off the shoulders.
    Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 8 Feb. 2023
  • The blouse had a floral sheer overlay on the corset, which turned into a collar at the top of the piece.
    Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 18 Apr. 2023
  • In the 1900s, women started showing their wrists and their ankles and got rid of the corset.
    Ariana Marsh, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Mar. 2023
  • On the modest side of the collection were satin robes, satin slip dresses, and a rosette corset top.
    Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 19 Jan. 2024
  • In the photo the 30-year-old wears a black corset top, silver hoop earrings, and a subtle smoky eye.
    Sam Reed, Glamour, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Its cap sleeves are similar to Jolie’s and the corset design around the bust reminds us of hers, too.
    Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 27 May 2023
  • It was composed of a red satin balconette cone bra and a teeny beige corset miniskirt.
    Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The structured corset top appeared like a breastplate made of gold and stood out from the black velvet skirt.
    Genevieve Cepeda, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The draping in the corset was all handmade, giving the dress couture details.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The design turned heads with its corset see-through bodice and drop-waist skirt, which hung low to reveal Gaga's rear end.
    Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The team created sultry looks to pair with the corsets and catsuits that were sent down the runway.
    Essence, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Stone didn’t wear a corset underneath, which gives the costumes a modern feel to them.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Jennifer Lopez posed by the pool in a strapless corset dress with golden evil-eye details at the waist.
    Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Oct. 2023
  • In pics paparazzi shot, Charli flaunted her strong body in a sheer corset minidress and heels.
    Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 22 Apr. 2023
  • The rapper wore a brown snakeskin corset and matching shorts, brown leather belt and blue-green heeled boots.
    Genevieve Cepeda, Peoplemag, 9 Oct. 2023
  • There’s also a corset, evening gowns, cocktail dresses and a menswear shirt.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2023
  • The Grown-ish star wore a ruffled corset layered over a white tank, which all flowed into her beige trousers.
    Zizi Strater, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Plus, get inspired by Megan's going-out look and shop dupes of her corset dress and boots below.
    Seventeen, 3 June 2023
  • The rest of the star's amber blonde hair was left loose and dry, cascading down to the center of her back and brushing the top of her gold corset top.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 13 Oct. 2023
  • More specifically, a pair of silk trousers, a high-neck tulle shirt, and the pièce de resistance: the corset.
    Florence O'Connor, Vogue, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Sofía Vergara just dropped some IG videos of herself dancing in a see-through corset top.
    Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The ever-stylish Athena Calderone stunned in a tartan corset by Zimmermann and low-rise jeans.
    Ian Malone, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Marie goes out for one test drive in disguise and comes back vomiting from the tightness of her corset.
    K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Chloe rocked a black lace corset bra top with matching pair of undies, showing off her super strong arms, abs and legs in the process.
    Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The Magic Mike star looked sharp in a black suit and grey dress shirt while O'Connor wore a satin green corset dress with a dramatic thigh slit.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Diane Kruger, 46, is rocking a see-through corset minidress in some new photos from a big summer event in the UK.
    Korin Miller, Women's Health, 29 June 2023
  • Age 20 at the time, Gellar said that walking into the L.A. shop where the corset was made to get fitted was daunting at first.
    Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Madonna is seen sitting next to a bidet, wearing a black corset and a cross necklace.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 9 Aug. 2023
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  • Here, Wilde wears her two-part lingerie look (bralette and corset) with a midi skirt and flat boots.
    Madeline Fass, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2022
  • But the part of the outfit that stood out the most was a see-through crystal corset the Fifty Shades of Grey star wore underneath.
    Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 3 Dec. 2022
  • The lace corseted top was tucked beneath a similar lace and silk slip skirt.
    Alyssa Hardy, Teen Vogue, 7 Jan. 2019
  • Structured at the top and sitting just under the bust, the trousers appear to have corset-like boning, or at least thick, sturdy pleats.
    Alexis Gaskin, Glamour, 6 May 2022
  • It’s pushed me to learn and perfect details like corseting and matching illusion tulle to the bride’s skin tone.
    Ivy Manners, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Cyrus chose an ivory silk satin corseted draped gown by Vivienne Westwood.
    Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 Dec. 2018
  • Big day bags in jewel tones and calf-corseting gladiator pumps are new to the lineup.
    Phoebe Eaton, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Mar. 2011
  • Try to keep your torso and pelvis neutral and stable, while corseting your ribs inward.
    Leslie Barrie, Woman's Day, 4 Apr. 2017
  • Extend the shelf life of your slip dresses and corset tops by investing in a tight turtleneck to wear underneath them.
    Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Her waist was corseted, and her nose affixed with prosthetics.
    refinery29.com, 19 Mar. 2018
  • Don’t be surprised if a future episode of Grey’s leaves you confusingly hot under the collar — or corset.
    Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 8 Mar. 2021
  • For women, the new workout gear includes fishnet tights and corseted unitards—gym get-ups yet to reach the local Y or senior center.
    Katharine K. Zarrella, WSJ, 2 Feb. 2020
  • In past seasons, an influx of overly complicated swimwear options have emerged–from prints to cut-outs, corseting to retro chic.
    Carrie Goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 July 2017
  • That was interpreted on D&G’s runway today as sheer suiting, filmy black dresses, and corseted frocks that evoked the glamorous spirit of the age of the supes.
    Steff Yotka, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2017
  • Who knew that just placing a hand on a woman’s corseted waist would be so scandalizing and induce pearl-clutching?
    Garrett Mitchell, azcentral, 26 Feb. 2020
  • In past seasons, an influx of overly complicated swimwear options have emerged–from prints to cut-outs, corseting to retro chic.
    Carrie Goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 July 2017
  • The Fenty founder rocked a wasabi green satin corseted cocktail dress with a matching organza shirt, and matching organza gloves.
    Chrissy Rutherford, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Dec. 2019
  • By inventing Ruthie, Princess Carolyn seems to profess her faith in the idea that a happy and well-defined future can corset an unruly past into order.
    Lenika Cruz, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2017
  • After a fashion event this month, first-season star Zhang Meng posted on Weibo that she had been hospitalized due to corset training.
    Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2021
  • The Kardashians star also posted mirror selfies, showing her nude bra and corset peeking through.
    Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 3 May 2023
  • Candice Donnelly’s period-hopping costumes include checked suits and corseted gowns, and a lot of hair dye.
    New York Times, 14 May 2018
  • So there was a kind of metamorphosis into this bigger, shapely women, who's very corseted.
    Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 28 Sep. 2019
  • My chest tightens up a little, suddenly corseted, and my vision tunnels like one of those old Western photos in which everyone is grim-faced.
    Hillary Kelly, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2020
  • With its asymmetrical hemline, corseted bodice, and showstopping print, the dress was classic Westwood and pure Newton.
    Maria Ward, Vogue, 16 May 2018
  • Compare that to her 1989 original: Naturally, the pop star made her entrance at the top of the staircase in a hooded robe, but her backup dancers helped her change out of the garment to reveal a white corseted look underneath.
    Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 May 2018
  • Kardashian West donned a head-to-toe gold Atelier Versace corseted gown adorned with embellished crosses that hugged every curve of her enviable frame.
    Carrie Goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 May 2018
  • There’s one ensemble here by Alexander McQueen: A black corseted gown over motorcycle pants.
    Jason Farago, New York Times, 20 May 2018
  • In the design’s first public iteration, the tower morphed in stages from a square-sided base to a bundle of four elliptical tubes, passing through a middle zone that had a puffy, tufted look, like corseted flesh.
    Justin Davidson, Daily Intelligencer, 18 Apr. 2018
  • The high-neck long-sleeve bodysuit, jersey boots, corset mini dress and gloves — all in a subtle floral pattern — emulated her style evolution from casual to high-fashion.
    Ariana Quihuiz, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Rihanna was photographed earlier this week wearing a cone bra and corset top while out on a date with Rocky. Since becoming parents, Rihanna and Rocky have kept a relatively low profile.
    Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 28 July 2022

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