How to Use lingerie in a Sentence

lingerie

noun
  • But most of them didn’t have much to do with lingerie.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Clients can bring in their own lingerie or shop in his boutique.
    — Michelle Matthews | [email protected], al, 27 Apr. 2021
  • Cami pulled up to the event in a black-on-black lingerie look.
    — Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Why the f--- are you guys trying to make this lingerie thing a thing.
    — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
  • But the men aren’t asked to keep traipsing across the stage in lingerie.
    — Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2018
  • Sweeney wore the lingerie set with white gloves and a full glam makeup look.
    — Meg Walters, InStyle, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Or hey, just throw on some lingerie or your best silky boxer briefs and call it a day.
    — Talia Abbas, Glamour, 31 Jan. 2020
  • Ahead are a few of my favorite lingerie brands doing nude the right way.
    — Jessica Cruel, SELF, 20 July 2018
  • Berry's love of lingerie has even made it to her business ventures.
    — Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • The lingerie brand's fashion show has been on hiatus for four years.
    — Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 9 May 2023
  • There is a femme fatale feel with lingerie details.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Delicates, like lingerie and thin knits, do not mix well.
    — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The lingerie brand's image was in tatters, and sales had plunged.
    — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 25 June 2021
  • The actress was dressed in black lingerie and a white sheet that covered her bare chest.
    — USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Not many brands have come to mind right away when asked about her favorite lingerie labels.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 14 Aug. 2024
  • But the lingerie brand Trusst Lingerie is out to change all that.
    — Kathleen Felton, Health.com, 12 June 2018
  • In r/gonewild, Snoo poses for a selfie in a wig and lingerie.
    — Arielle Pardes, WIRED, 6 July 2018
  • He’s been known to show up in red lingerie at Tony Curran’s house.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Its lingerie is fresh and summery and goes up to a size 36 in bottoms.
    — Malia Griggs, Glamour, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Commas and ellipses contort on the page, and ink serves as lingerie.
    — Jenny Singer, Glamour, 14 Feb. 2022
  • It can be worn as a shirt, a form of lingerie, or as a base layer for other clothing.
    — Jill Schildhouse, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Meanwhile, a lingerie store with roots in Fort Wayne closed its doors.
    — Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Someone wearing what appears to be pink sparkling lingerie is seen briefly in the frame.
    — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
  • In many cases, the best strapless bras are the lingerie solve, no matter your chest size.
    — Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Of course, Vergara's love affair with lingerie goes way, way back.
    — Meg Walters, InStyle, 12 Jan. 2026
  • That’s why year after year the runways are filled with sheer pieces and skimpy, lingerie-esque looks.
    — Diana Tsui, Footwear News, 4 June 2026
  • The woman added the models wore swimsuits or lingerie.
    — Curt Devine, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Get ready to hear about car wash tacos and Santee Alley lingerie.
    — Carolina A. Mirandacolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2022
  • My hero piece here is a sultry lingerie bodysuit, layered under a slip skirt or jeans.
    — Malia Griggs, Glamour, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The model was a vision on the runway in a fiery red lingerie set, complete with a long train.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2025

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