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Explore Skivvies through 7 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like underwear or underclothing. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Skivvies in a sentence

Skivvies meaning

Underwear, especially men's underwear and especially men's underpants.

Synonyms of Skivvies

underwear underclothes underclothing

Related words

Other words often associated with Skivvies or its synonyms:

unmentionable undergarment

Using Skivvies

  • The main meaning on this page is: Underwear, especially men's underwear and especially men's underpants.
  • Useful related words include: underwear, underclothes, underclothing.
  • In the example corpus, skivvies often appears in combinations such as: their skivvies.

Context around Skivvies

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

tight 1× recycled 1×

Sentence patterns with Skivvies

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

have no skivvies to deal 1× his recycled skivvies have been 1× in their skivvies at home 1× just his skivvies then diving 1× to their skivvies 1× ultra tight skivvies as a 1× up and skivvies 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

benevolent misanthropei hope 1× for the first 1× i quickly change 1× reaves admitted his 1× sports bars are 1× the fan is 1×

Common sentence endings:

its rightful owner 1× locker room recently 1× skivvies at home 1× to deal with 1× to their skivvies 1× up and skivvies 1×

Words around Skivvies

Just before it in the word index:

skivington 7 skittles 22 skittled 9 skittle 7 skittish 35 skitters 4

Just after it in the word index:

skivvy 2 skjei 13 skkn 2 skl 2 sklar 8 sklarosky 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Skivvies

  • In this selection, "skivvies" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, tight and recycled stand out and add context to how "skivvies" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include have no skivvies to deal and his recycled skivvies have been. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "skivvies" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with skivvies

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

I quickly change because I have no skivvies to deal with. (11 words)

Benevolent MisanthropeI hope he sues those f*cking peckerwood Barneys down to their skivvies. (14 words)

However, that is changing with newly coined words, such as 'divvy up' and 'skivvies'. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

For the first time, there's something for men, thanks to Christian Combs' appearance in last year's show with chunky bling around his neck, a bare chest and some ultra-tight skivvies as a disembodied voice purred: “Dirty. (39 words)

Sports bars are a dying breed, murdered by the double-edged foam finger of DirecTV’s region-independent programming options the fact that North Texas fans prefer to drink Shiner in their skivvies at home. (35 words)

The fan is seen stripping down to just his skivvies then diving in to return the iron to its rightful owner. (21 words)

Example sentences (7)

The fan is seen stripping down to just his skivvies then diving in to return the iron to its rightful owner.

For the first time, there's something for men, thanks to Christian Combs' appearance in last year's show with chunky bling around his neck, a bare chest and some ultra-tight skivvies as a disembodied voice purred: “Dirty.

I quickly change because I have no skivvies to deal with.

Reaves admitted his recycled skivvies have been a source of ridicule in the Knights’ locker room recently.

Benevolent MisanthropeI hope he sues those f*cking peckerwood Barneys down to their skivvies.

Sports bars are a dying breed, murdered by the double-edged foam finger of DirecTV’s region-independent programming options the fact that North Texas fans prefer to drink Shiner in their skivvies at home.

However, that is changing with newly coined words, such as 'divvy up' and 'skivvies'.

Common combinations with skivvies

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "skivvies" in a sentence?
An example: "The fan is seen stripping down to just his skivvies then diving in to return the iron to its rightful owner." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "skivvies" from authentic English texts.
What does "skivvies" mean?
Skivvies means: Underwear, especially men's underwear and especially men's underpants.
What are synonyms of "skivvies"?
Common synonyms of "skivvies" include: underwear, underclothes, underclothing.
How many example sentences with "skivvies" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "skivvies", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.