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How to use suspender in a sentence

12 example sentences · noun

Suspender means something or someone who suspends. Example: “The rotund man had difficulty belting his pants, and generally wore suspenders to avoid the issue.”

More sentences with suspender

  • The rotund man had difficulty belting his pants, and generally wore suspenders to avoid the issue.From the entry belt
  • He believes in a belt and suspenders, booking flights from two different airports on different airlines for important trips.From the entry belt and suspenders
  • "Enough," Nathaniel repeated as he kept a tight hold on their suspenders.2016, Jo Ann Brown, chapter 1, in His Amish Sweetheart (Love Inspired Books; Amish Hearts; 3), New York, N.Y.: Harlequin, →ISBN. From the entry glower
  • Her cutoffs, mini-tee, and suspenders seem to cover more than Fairymon's fan-servicey outfit.2002 May 1, Edson 1.21 jigawatts of perversion [username], “Re: showing skin”, in alt.fan.digimon (Usenet). From the entry fan-servicey
  • In Grandfather’s time, suspenders served just one purpose—to keep his drawers up.1993 August 27, John Morell, “Brace Yourselves, Guys: Suspenders Are Not Meant to Be Seen”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los…. From the entry shoulder strap
  • Everyone seemed to think the suspender boom would drop like the proverbial fireman’s pants when the ‘80s ended.1993 August 27, John Morell, “Brace Yourselves, Guys: Suspenders Are Not Meant to Be Seen”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los…. From the entry braces
  • Cisbi married couples elbow each other in the yogurt section when the young assistant manager with suspenders and Buddy Holly glasses walks by.2021 December 16, Elizabeth (@EMK55102), Twitter. From the entry cisbi
  • Vandenberg explained to a House Appropriations subcommittee why the Air Force prefers suspenders: “A battle jacket with belted trousers is an unsightly appearing garment.1952 April 7, “The Way Things Are”, in Time. From the entry belted
  • What makes my children′s faces blaze hotter than crimson French knickers and matching suspender belt, is catching their parents walking around the house dressed only in their Reg Grundys.2009, Sonia Neale, Death by Teenager, HarperCollins Australia, published 2011, unnumbered page. From the entry Reg Grundys
  • The only false note in an otherwise classic and elegant collection was the gratuitous flash of black fishnet stockings and suspenders under otherwise unremarkable paisley and floral shirts.2009 February 20, Hilary Alexander, “London Fashion Week: Caroline Charles”, in Telegraph, UK, retrieved 16 Apr 2015. From the entry false note
  • They wear short‐ankled denims, T‐shirts, suspenders and heavy boots known as Bovverboots (Botherboots), and their hair is shorn to an eighth of an inch all over their skulls.1970 March 29, Nik Cohn, “England's New Teen Style Is Violence”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry skinhead
  • It is quite curious that the names for items of clothing display so many Pondian differences: trousers, pants, shorts, braces, suspenders, vest, cardigan, sweater, bowler hat, derby hat, etc., etc.2007 September 24, Mike M, “OT: Neckties - Ping Draney”, in alt.usage.english (Usenet), archived from the original on 07 Dec 2025. From the entry pondian

Meaning of suspender

  1. noun Something or someone who suspends.
  2. noun An item of apparel consisting of a strap worn over the shoulder and used to hold up trousers.
  3. noun An item of apparel used to hold up a sock or (now especially) a stocking, such as a garter, or each of the fastening-straps attached to a corset or suspender belt.

Full definition of suspender

Questions about suspender in a sentence

How do you use suspender in a sentence?
Suspender is used as a noun. For example: “The rotund man had difficulty belting his pants, and generally wore suspenders to avoid the issue.”
What is a short sentence with suspender?
“"Enough," Nathaniel repeated as he kept a tight hold on their suspenders.”
What does suspender mean?
Suspender means something or someone who suspends.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: suspender (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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