How to Use cleavage in a Sentence

cleavage

noun
  • The dress is cut low enough to reveal a lot of cleavage.
  • Don’t want to show too much cleavage?
    — Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
  • Her dress looks one to two sizes too tight with cleavage showing.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 23 May 2024
  • Mesh panels showed off her cleavage as well as the tops of her thighs.
    — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 5 May 2017
  • The first two wear bikinis, tug the tops to get their cleavage just right.
    — Lesley Finn, Longreads, 7 July 2022
  • Just pluck those gooey chips from your cleavage and pop them right back into your mouth.
    — The New Yorker, 2 May 2022
  • My heartfelt advice to you is to keep your nose out of her cleavage.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 6 Aug. 2021
  • Why do all of these dudes have an urgent need to expose their man cleavage?
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 22 June 2021
  • But the rise of foot cleavage was far from the only headline at the men’s shows.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 3 July 2025
  • If a wrestler shows cleavage in the ring, the internet will not forget.
    — Dan Brooks, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2023
  • The cut is often considered cheesy; who wants to see man cleavage?
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2022
  • The enzyme that causes the cleavage derives from the host cell.
    — WSJ, 12 Oct. 2021
  • The dress also had long sleeves, with a low neckline that showcased her cleavage.
    — Emily Trainham, Fox News, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Kylie served a major leg moment and a lot of cleavage, thanks to that low-low neckline.
    — Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 16 Dec. 2019
  • The dress featured a high neck with a bow at her shoulders along with an opening that showed a hint of cleavage.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 13 July 2023
  • Cups are fully adhesive and have clips in the front to create more cleavage.
    — Annie James, Cosmopolitan, 24 Feb. 2016
  • The bust of the dress cinched in her waist like a corset and dipped low at the strapless neckline to show a hint of cleavage.
    — Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The corset zipped up in the front and featured a deep neckline that put her ample cleavage on display.
    — Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Her garment clung to all her curves and showed hints of skin, also dipping down just low enough to give a tease of cleavage.
    — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The length of the poncho suggests it’s designed to cover cleavage.
    — Wjbk-Tv, BostonGlobe.com, 1 May 2018
  • The collar of the jacket plunged into a low V to reveal a hint of cleavage.
    — Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 16 May 2023
  • Japanese women are unlikely to buy a shirt that shows a lot of cleavage.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • One at the furin cleavage site and the other just before the fusion peptide.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2021
  • The cutout detail draws the eye toward the center of the chest, creating the look of more cleavage.
    — Malia Griggs, Glamour, 28 May 2026
  • All That scene at the beach in a bikini, and your shock when someone gave you cutlets to fill out your cleavage.
    — Anne Cohen, refinery29.com, 26 Aug. 2021
  • The one question that remains is the origin of the Furin cleavage site.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021
  • The design featured bold shoulders, a slit down the center that showed off a bit of cleavage, as well as a slit near the knee.
    — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Christie instead opted for a cleavage-baring lace illusion dress in a light pink.
    — Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The awards shows are turning into Meet the Press with sequins and cleavage.
    — Kyle Smith, National Review, 29 Jan. 2018
  • This purple and white dress comes with the cutest accents, including ribbons on the straps and at the cleavage.
    — Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 16 Feb. 2022

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