How to Use hosiery in a Sentence

hosiery

noun
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  • No hosiery mill could help her to make the product - all of them hung up on her.
    — Stephanie Burns, Forbes, 25 May 2021
  • The home’s façade includes bricks from a hosiery mill in Ipswich.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 3 Oct. 2021
  • She’s been known to insist on hosiery for church and weddings.
    — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 1 May 2017
  • She’s been known to insist on hosiery for church and weddings.
    — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 23 Mar. 2017
  • From the start, DuPont knew that women’s hosiery would be a big market for its new fiber.
    — Virginia Postrel, Twin Cities, 1 Nov. 2019
  • High-quality, ultra-sheer tights are like the unicorns of the hosiery world.
    — Noelle Ike, CNN Underscored, 3 Mar. 2021
  • But that wasn't his first foray into Star Wars hosiery.
    — Liza Corsillo, GQ, 21 Sep. 2017
  • Even so, a new line of High Times hosiery does not a revolution make.
    — Alex Williams, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2016
  • Born as the son of a Leicester hosiery maker, Bates was destined for life in the industry.
    — Maya Wei-Haas, Smithsonian, 21 Apr. 2017
  • Born as the son of a Leicester hosiery maker, Bates was destined for life in the industry.
    — Maya Wei-Haas, Smithsonian, 21 Apr. 2017
  • Yes, statement hosiery is all the rage these days, having had its moment on the Fall 2018 runways.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2018
  • Zendaya paired her monogrammed Valentino skirt suit with a sheer top and hosiery.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2022
  • Now the brand sells a range of lingerie, loungewear (for men and women), and hosiery options that actually match your skin tone.
    — Talia Abbas, Glamour, 24 Jan. 2022
  • Small Beethoven statues are everywhere, even amid the hosiery in a lingerie shop window.
    — Michael Cooper, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2020
  • Stance makes the go-to hosiery for skateboarders, motocrossers, and Rihanna.
    — Megan Hess, Bloomberg.com, 3 Oct. 2017
  • This includes hosiery, shoes, jewelry, an overcoat and a purse.
    — Kelly Zive, Cincinnati.com, 10 Jan. 2020
  • This unique style features a front-closure with hosiery materials for the back and shoulder straps that our testers loved.
    — The Good Housekeeping Institute, Good Housekeeping, 26 Aug. 2017
  • The grand finale was bridezilla in a beautiful ivory bustier gown and veil with a spider on her bust and skeletal gloves and hosiery.
    — Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 June 2019
  • That’s right: Just two days after her nuptials with Prince Harry, my closest duchess friend had to say good-bye to her bare legs and hello to a life of hosiery.
    — Lisa Ryan, The Cut, 23 May 2018
  • This Sunset pair of fishnets is a legitimate work of hosiery art.
    — Jess Edwards, Cosmopolitan, 7 Sep. 2017
  • The stretchy pull-on style is made of hosiery for maximum comfort all the way around, which eliminates the need for bulky and unflattering clasps and wires.
    — Jennifer Chan, Peoplemag, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Style yours with the brand’s signature denim, or dress it up for a night out with a little black dress, sheer hosiery and platform boots for a more formal take.
    — Kristina Rutkowski, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Kate Middleton, on the other hand, pretty much always wears nude hosiery.
    — Lauren Alexis Fisher, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Aug. 2018
  • After learning about the existence of hosiery that's sold in a plastic egg, Yim teamed up with Bryant to write a sketch about two women trying to make L'Eggs cool again.
    — Lynette Rice, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2021
  • Hanes, acquired in 1979, at first specialized in women’s hosiery.
    — James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 4 Oct. 2018
  • The all-hosiery bralette provides the support of an underwire bra without any hardware or elastic.
    — Alexandra Cavallo, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2020
  • Concerns about ballet apparel go beyond shoes, though, to hosiery and more.
    — Nadra Nittle, Vox, 9 Nov. 2018
  • Once her children were in school, Glosson started work as a supervisor at the Kaiser-Roth hosiery mill in Concord.
    — Melinda Johnston, charlotteobserver, 30 May 2017
  • Diamond Brand got its start in a small defunct hosiery mill and today crafts tents, packs, and bags for all adventurers.
    — Outside Online, 28 June 2024
  • In High Point, a hosiery mill sat vacant for decades, opening only for biannual furniture showrooms.
    — Santul Nerkar Mike Belleme, New York Times, 2 May 2024

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