How to Use derriere in a Sentence

derriere

noun
  • I slipped on the ice and fell on my derriere.
  • Ever had to ask someone to give you a shot in the derriere?
    Anneclaire Stapleton, CNN, 8 May 2020
  • In the past decade, Airbnb's new logo was compared to a derriere.
    Rachel Lerman, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Mar. 2021
  • Dickie offered to show the crowd the scars on his derriere; the crowd opted to take his word for it.
    al, 16 July 2021
  • Back in the day, my sister and I cracked up when the belt vibrated her derriere.
    Arkansas Online, 5 June 2021
  • In one shot, Kardashian West sat on the sand facing the ocean revealing a hint of side-boob and her derriere thanks to the skimpy swimsuit.
    Kaitlyn Frey, PEOPLE.com, 2 Sep. 2019
  • There's nothing like a real pain in the ass: that oh-so-good sore feeling from a workout that results in a firm derriere.
    Emily Abbate, Esquire, 9 June 2017
  • In the snap, Kardashian wore a bare strappy black two-piece suit from Girls on Swim, its clear vinyl straps hugging her derriere.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 30 June 2018
  • Bloomberg had been quoted days before commenting coarsely about the derriere of a woman in a tight red dress.
    Anchorage Daily News, 21 Feb. 2020
  • Like bikini underwear, cheeky styles show more of your derriere.
    Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping, 15 June 2020
  • The Function will give bass, future, and funk-loving fans a space to shake their derrieres, all bodies welcome.
    Kat Bein, Billboard, 7 Sep. 2017
  • There are two different ways to get your derriere out of these pants without undoing the shoulder straps.
    Outside Online, 10 Dec. 2019
  • Remember when derriere-sweeping, Mermaid hair was all the rage?
    Bianca London, Glamour, 2 July 2022
  • For instance, her latest creation — the Corgi Butter Butt — consists of a brioche bun in the likeness of her Corgi's derriere.
    Monique Jessen, PEOPLE.com, 19 July 2022
  • The Big Dipper is not an official constellation, but rather makes up the bright derriere and tail of Ursa Major.
    Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 29 Dec. 2019
  • Her derriere, dressed in a white designer bridesmaid gown that fit in all the right places, stole the thunder from her own sister during her big royal wedding back in 2011.
    Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2017
  • But what truly sets these leggings apart from the millions out there was its unique ability to transform anyone’s derriere.
    refinery29.com, 28 July 2021
  • Delicate ruching and a low cut hip makes this suit a great option for those who want a bit more coverage on their derriere, while the halter style gives it a touch of vintage flare.
    Meg Donohue, Town & Country, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Sandoval — and his mother in law — are among the many in recent weeks who have taken the plunge and bought a bidet, or some sort of derriere-spritzer, in hopes of reducing their trips to the store and reliance on toilet paper.
    Melissa Pandika, SFChronicle.com, 31 Mar. 2020
  • Kitchens, of course, would never actually kick himself in the (derriere) because that’s where his head is usually stuck.
    Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2019
  • The leggings have a butt-scrunch design meant to highlight your derriere, come in 94 colors including bright options and tie-dye varieties, and are available in sizes XS to 4XL.
    Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2023
  • But Growden demonstrates his best guess by drawing imaginary lines across his 53-year-old uniformed derriere.
    miamiherald, 22 May 2016
  • The classic design slides onto most toilets and attaches to a water source to deliver a derriere-cleansing stream.
    Braelyn Wood, Health.com, 11 June 2020
  • Through the years, the quaint 'burb has accepted being the butt of jokes, quite literally in the form of Vulcan's derriere, while stubbornly standing up for its independence.
    Birmingham Magazine, AL.com, 19 Feb. 2018
  • Still, those oblate derrieres acknowledge that the flat stovetops of our Western kitchens make a rounded cooking vessel difficult to use.
    James P. Dewan, chicagotribune.com, 16 Feb. 2018
  • Kim has always been, somewhat questionably, famous for her derriere.
    Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2020
  • The techniques Shipherd uses to help star athletes reclaim their A game are essentially the same as those that might apply to a middle-aged woman who fell on her derriere: positive self-talk and baby steps.
    Elizabeth Heath, Washington Post, 12 July 2022
  • Videos posted to social media showed one woman in a gold bikini standing up high on a car and twerking away, her bikini bottoms pulled down to partially expose her derriere.
    Susannah Bryan, sun-sentinel.com, 21 Mar. 2021
  • On September 29, the 26-year-old Scorpio debuted the image of large scorpion representing her star sign right on her derriere.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 29 Sep. 2022
  • Leather-clad from top to bottom — literally, just to her bottom, with only fishnets showing past that point — Madonna left the audience with a good look at what decades of working out will do to a person’s derriere.
    Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2021

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