How to Use skintight in a Sentence

skintight

adjective
  • Kim wore a skintight blue dress with a deep cut down the center.
    — Gianluca Russo, Teen Vogue, 7 May 2019
  • She was dressed in a skintight black gown and had her hair pulled back in a sleek bun.
    — Grace Gavilanes, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Like her hair, the actress stood tall in skintight, knee-high black boots.
    — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 16 July 2023
  • Yoga pants, like leggings, are just pants — stretchy and soft and skintight.
    — Jaime Green, The Cut, 22 Feb. 2018
  • Did the dance of getting into their skintight wetsuits as the sun rose.
    — Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2021
  • The boots are a knee-high style, with a skintight shaft that clings comfortably around the legs.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Both were skintight and in a shade of cream white, with a diagonal cutout along the chest.
    — ELLE, 8 Apr. 2022
  • Khloé rocked head-to-toe pink in a skintight ensemble complete with thigh-high boots.
    — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 2 July 2023
  • Vergara opted for a skintight brown spandex dress that's floor-length and long-sleeve.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 20 Dec. 2023
  • With a high thigh-high slit for good measure, Klum was able to move freely in her skintight dress.
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The singer flaunted her baby bump on stage, where she was dressed in a skintight, red outfit.
    — Sabrina Talbert, Women's Health, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Woolen, meanwhile, paired a skintight black bodysuit with white sneakers.
    — Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 27 May 2024
  • Amal stunned in a skintight red mermaid gown, while George looked dapper in a black tux.
    — Yerin Kim, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
  • The Catwoman star took her seat in a skintight black latex midiskirt.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The Wednesday star wore a skintight red latex dress with a long train — and a bright red lip to match.
    — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 18 Feb. 2024
  • Sims wore a sparkling skintight magenta gown, while Koepka looked sharp in a blue-and-black suit.
    — Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE.com, 15 July 2022
  • The skintight nature of superhero costumes mean this issue does tend to arise from time to time.
    — Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 27 Nov. 2022
  • The singer was seen ahead of the concert in a skintight hot pink catsuit with matching pink sunglasses.
    — Toria Sheffield, People.com, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Singer Raye was doing the rounds in a skintight fishnet halterneck gown.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The Skims founder wore a skintight latex evening gown by Dolce & Gabbana.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 7 Nov. 2022
  • As usual, she was dressed to impress in a skintight vinyl black dress with a subtle snakeskin pattern.
    — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 7 May 2023
  • While the dress is a bit compressive itself, the skirt remains flouncy rather than skintight.
    — Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2023
  • And then the ending features her transformation, with big hair and skintight black clothes.
    — Darren Franich, EW.com, 9 Aug. 2022
  • On the beach, Khloé wore a skintight silver one piece, while Kim put on one of her two piece bikinis.
    — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 11 July 2022
  • Vergara's skintight dress also made a trendy statement with its espresso brown color.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Rocking black nails, skintight black jeans and a blue jacket, Olvera was the ultimate rockero.
    — Griselda Flores, Billboard, 30 Apr. 2023
  • The wife, an actor, logged on from her trailer, mid-shoot, wearing a skintight superhero suit.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 11 Aug. 2025
  • The pastel bodice was a stark contrast to the black skintight skirt, which reached all the way to the floor and featured a mini train.
    — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 May 2023
  • Next came Bieber, who wore a skintight halter dress; and then Jenner, in a teeny minidress.
    — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 July 2023
  • In one of the shots, Cardi is leaning back on a white couch wearing a black, skintight vinyl thong bodysuit.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025

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