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Recent Examples of hosiery
While the boxer shorts trend and bras-as-tops look were plenty prevalent (as in seasons past), the more unexpected look came via hosiery.
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Irina Grechko, refinery29.com, 25 Feb. 2025
For her big day, Bianca wore a backless black halter top paired with hosiery.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 6 Jan. 2025
The best-performing sectors were silk spinning, home textiles and hosiery.
—Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Trending details; face-framing hoods, lacy elaborate hosiery, extra sheer sunglasses.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 12 Mar. 2025
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Irina Grechko, refinery29.com, 25 Feb. 2025
For her big day, Bianca wore a backless black halter top paired with hosiery.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 6 Jan. 2025
The best-performing sectors were silk spinning, home textiles and hosiery.
—Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Trending details; face-framing hoods, lacy elaborate hosiery, extra sheer sunglasses.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 12 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hosiery
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hosiery
Noun
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So socks on carpeting will still likely be avoided entirely instead of being picked up (which is still better than being sucked up and clogging the robovac).—
Anthony Karcz,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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This year, their collaboration will launch a luxurious Delta One collection, which includes a Missoni bedding set designed for Delta, along with Missoni’s suite of amenities that include a refreshed Delta One amenity kit, custom socks, slippers and an eye mask.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
20 May 2025
Noun
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He was disguised with a knit stocking and sunglasses and carried a pistol, according to KHBS/KHOG-TV.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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Honey wears stockings with seams and uses a rolodex even though her assistant (Gabby Beans) offers to digitize her operation.—
Esther Zuckerman,
IndieWire,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Until then, the department’s only firefighting equipment had been a hose cart with several hundred feet of hose.—
Yadira Sanchez Olson,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2025
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Firefighters had to climb seven stories with equipment to get the hose line to the roof, the department said.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2025
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“Hosiery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hosiery. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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