Underwear is an English word with synonyms like underclothing or undergarment. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Underwear in a sentence
Underwear meaning
- Clothes worn next to the skin, underneath outer clothing.
- Underpants (boxers, briefs, panties, etc) and often bras.
Synonyms of Underwear
Using Underwear
- The main meaning on this page is: Clothes worn next to the skin, underneath outer clothing. | Underpants (boxers, briefs, panties, etc) and often bras.
- Useful related words include: underclothes, underclothing, undergarment, unmentionable.
- In the example corpus, underwear often appears in combinations such as: underwear and, her underwear, of underwear.
Context around Underwear
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 11 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Underwear
- In this selection, "underwear" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, consumer, style, buys, brand, advertising and pain stand out and add context to how "underwear" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include in his underwear and attraction for underwear or a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "underwear" sits close to words such as assemble, bounty and counselling, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with underwear
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Chaddhi (underwear) on fire!" she had written. (7 words)
But you don’t just lose your underwear. (8 words)
Bedford eventually admitted he had a package concealed in his underwear. (11 words)
Access to a clean supply of products, laundering facilities for clothing and underwear, pain relievers and access to washrooms and showers are just some of the barriers faced by those who menstruate while living on the street. (37 words)
Ad Age’s Ilyse Liffreing that direct-to-consumer underwear brand MeUndies has been forced to apologize to customers for launching a “Harry Potter” line of underwear and loungewear in partnership with Warner Bros. Consumer Products. (36 words)
It also found that 46% owned the same pair of underwear for one year or longer and 85% didn’t know how long they’ve owned their oldest pair of underwear. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
Referred to as a panty fetish, this is a type of sexual interest that involves an attraction for underwear or a person wearing a certain kind of underwear.
Ad Age’s Ilyse Liffreing that direct-to-consumer underwear brand MeUndies has been forced to apologize to customers for launching a “Harry Potter” line of underwear and loungewear in partnership with Warner Bros. Consumer Products.
It also found that 46% owned the same pair of underwear for one year or longer and 85% didn’t know how long they’ve owned their oldest pair of underwear.
For women, bikini or bikini-style underwear is underwear that is similar in size and form to a regular bikini.
This could mean anything from wearing bras and underwear on top of clothing to wearing nothing but a bra and underwear.
A billboard showing the model Eliza Rose Watson in her underwear advertising her OnlyFans account page.
Access to a clean supply of products, laundering facilities for clothing and underwear, pain relievers and access to washrooms and showers are just some of the barriers faced by those who menstruate while living on the street.
A former female police officer who was required to strip down to her underwear during a mock training exercise has won a £30,000 payout.
After he allegedly pulled her underwear down, she says she screamed and ran away, at which point he followed her again, pinned her to the wall, and started fondling her breasts.
A guard can supply a woman with her allotment of pads, but deny her the underwear she needs in order to wear the pad in the first place.
A mother-of-two has revealed how she hasn't 20 years wearing only pre-loved clothes - saying she even buys underwear from second-hand shops.
Another, Minjae Kim, added: "When it comes to finding the perfect pair of underwear, comfort and durability are essential factors to consider.
Answering the door while holding hands with a man and a hammer in his underwear.
As daylight broke, a couple walking to work found Mr Ward, face-down in the alley, wearing only shorts and underwear which had gathered around his knees.
Bedford eventually admitted he had a package concealed in his underwear.
But do not panic, gentle reader, normal service has been resumed, with the Queen drummer’s younger daughter Tigerlily Taylor, posing in her underwear on Instagram.
But I do know one thing you didn’t ask me… I never could find my underwear.
But you don’t just lose your underwear.
Chaddhi (underwear) on fire!" she had written.
Check out our absorbent underwear for your postpartum pelvic floor" - Thinx.
Common combinations with underwear
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- underwear and 22×
- her underwear 18×
- of underwear 15×
- his underwear 14×
- and underwear 13×
- their underwear 10×
- the underwear 9×
- underwear on 7×
- underwear brand 6×
- my underwear 6×