How to Use hosiery in a Sentence

hosiery

noun
  • Sheer hosiery is your secret spring weapon.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 26 Feb. 2026
  • But, thin hosiery isn’t going to cut it.
    — Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 30 Jan. 2026
  • No hosiery mill could help her to make the product - all of them hung up on her.
    — Stephanie Burns, Forbes, 25 May 2021
  • She’s been known to insist on hosiery for church and weddings.
    — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 1 May 2017
  • She’s been known to insist on hosiery for church and weddings.
    — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 23 Mar. 2017
  • The home’s façade includes bricks from a hosiery mill in Ipswich.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 3 Oct. 2021
  • The players dressed in white knickerbockers and wore flashy red hosiery.
    — Eric Stirgus, ajc, 14 Dec. 2010
  • Avoid wearing tight clothing, control top hosiery, or body shape wear.
    — Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 29 July 2024
  • Socks, tights, and playful hosiery are this season's street-style secret weapon.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 4 Mar. 2026
  • For her big day, Bianca wore a backless black halter top paired with hosiery.
    — Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Zendaya paired her monogrammed Valentino skirt suit with a sheer top and hosiery.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2022
  • High-quality, ultra-sheer tights are like the unicorns of the hosiery world.
    — Noelle Ike, CNN Underscored, 3 Mar. 2021
  • This includes hosiery, shoes, jewelry, an overcoat and a purse.
    — Kelly Zive, Cincinnati.com, 10 Jan. 2020
  • From the start, DuPont knew that women’s hosiery would be a big market for its new fiber.
    — Virginia Postrel, Twin Cities, 1 Nov. 2019
  • Even so, a new line of High Times hosiery does not a revolution make.
    — Alex Williams, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2016
  • The best-performing sectors were silk spinning, home textiles and hosiery.
    — Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • This Sunset pair of fishnets is a legitimate work of hosiery art.
    — Jess Edwards, Cosmopolitan, 7 Sep. 2017
  • Charli wore the collection’s opening look, which consisted of a sheer tube dress made of hosiery.
    — Marissa Muller, WWD, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Charli wore the collection’s opening look, a sheer tube dress made entirely of hosiery.
    — Violet Goldstone, WWD, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Small Beethoven statues are everywhere, even amid the hosiery in a lingerie shop window.
    — Michael Cooper, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2020
  • This unique style features a front-closure with hosiery materials for the back and shoulder straps that our testers loved.
    — The Good Housekeeping Institute, Good Housekeeping, 26 Aug. 2017
  • All of these can be paired with thin trouser socks and hosiery for those wintery days that need a little extra coverage, too.
    — Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Kate Middleton, on the other hand, pretty much always wears nude hosiery.
    — Lauren Alexis Fisher, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Aug. 2018
  • Only a sliver of hosiery visible between mid-calf and ankle.
    — Jennifer Noyes, Air Mail, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Now the brand sells a range of lingerie, loungewear (for men and women), and hosiery options that actually match your skin tone.
    — Malia Griggs, Glamour, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Stance makes the go-to hosiery for skateboarders, motocrossers, and Rihanna.
    — Megan Hess, Bloomberg.com, 3 Oct. 2017
  • Born as the son of a Leicester hosiery maker, Bates was destined for life in the industry.
    — Maya Wei-Haas, Smithsonian, 21 Apr. 2017
  • The grand finale was bridezilla in a beautiful ivory bustier gown and veil with a spider on her bust and skeletal gloves and hosiery.
    — Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 June 2019
  • The gown revealed her nipples and featured 10 denier hosiery cups and a pleated pantyhose bodice.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024
  • While the boxer shorts trend and bras-as-tops look were plenty prevalent (as in seasons past), the more unexpected look came via hosiery.
    — Irina Grechko, refinery29.com, 25 Feb. 2025

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