How to Use suspender in a Sentence

suspender

noun
  • BobBacllundNOW.com as well as the suspenders and the poster.
    Jim Varsallone, miamiherald, 22 May 2017
  • At home, Alex is in her very stylish suspenders and black frames.
    Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 26 May 2020
  • There’s no scruffiness to the poor with their snazzy suspenders.
    Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 10 Sep. 2019
  • He wasn't fired for the loss, of course, or even those ugly suspenders.
    Joseph Goodman, AL.com, 14 Mar. 2018
  • They were held up by suspenders worn over a red T-shirt.
    Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com, 6 July 2017
  • The full HP look—complete with suspenders and tie—will run you $35.95.
    Zoë Weiner, Teen Vogue, 31 July 2017
  • The full HP look — complete with suspenders and tie — will run you $35.95.
    Zoë Weiner, Allure, 31 July 2017
  • A guy with a green clown nose and suspenders offers me free gum.
    Deanna Rilling, Billboard, 17 June 2017
  • But there are enough other belts and suspenders that take care of that.
    Rachel Evans, latimes.com, 29 Mar. 2018
  • The bearded farmer and his four boys dressed alike in straw hats and pants hitched up by suspenders.
    David McFadden, The Seattle Times, 4 Sep. 2018
  • There were younger men in tank tops and older ones in suspenders.
    Amanda Hess, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2019
  • Wood House showed a pair of fitted calf-length red pants with red suspenders adorned with the brand's name.
    John-John Williams Iv, baltimoresun.com, 12 July 2017
  • Ties, suspenders, three-piece suits -- even hats have made a comeback!
    Shira Karsen, Billboard, 8 June 2017
  • Simona Halep wears them on a top with a black ruffled skirt and suspenders.
    Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 27 May 2016
  • The 3500s use leaf springs with optional air bags, the ol' belt-and-suspenders approach.
    Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 22 July 2019
  • Ashley and Van Dusen’s brother wore shorts and black shirts with suspenders and bow ties.
    Alex Pulaski, latimes.com, 10 June 2018
  • She had been strangled with her own shoestring and a strap cut from the suspenders of her overalls.
    Tim Evans, Indianapolis Star, 31 Jan. 2014
  • The suspender-like formation demonstrated in the video isn’t the only use for the new Body Tape.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 14 Nov. 2019
  • In the video for the song, Maluma flaunts one of the most polarizing menswear accessories out there: a pair of suspenders.
    Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 5 July 2019
  • Well, fasten one strap of your suspenders and get comfy.
    Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 30 May 2018
  • Launched in 2016, the club mingles a plush decor with the loose-suspender sound of Colorado mountain music.
    Dylan Owens, The Know, 13 Jan. 2017
  • There’s the guy who wears a Goodyear tire supported by suspenders — and nothing else.
    Mike Hembree, USA TODAY, 7 May 2017
  • Shout out the suspenders inside this puffy jacket, too.
    Kat Bein, Billboard, 19 Oct. 2017
  • The best man and groomsmen kept it dressy casual in suspenders.
    Nancy Kruh, PEOPLE.com, 10 Oct. 2019
  • In the sweet snapshot, Evan wore a pair of bright red suspenders with a bowtie and gazed down at the table beside him and his mother.
    Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Dehner emerged dressed in full uniformed leather: high boots with white lace-ups, a tie and shirt braced by white suspenders.
    R. Daniel Foster, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2019
  • The video opens with the singer in a white dress shirt with red leather suspenders accented by a tie, black elbow-length leather gloves, and a black skirt.
    EW.com, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Made from a punchy contrast of fuschia lace and hot red silk-blend satin, wear this balconette bra with the matching briefs, and suspenders.
    Felicity Carter, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Target is selling it with whale-print khakis and suspenders ($21.99).
    Washington Post, 25 July 2019
  • And my mother tried to drag him down into the seat and his suspenders were elasticized.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019

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