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How to use thong in a sentence

25 example sentences · noun

Thong means a narrow strip of material, typically leather, used to fasten, bind, or secure objects. Example: “She was impressed by her friend's confidence to wear a thong on the crowded beach.”

Examples of thong by meaning

nounAn item of footwear, usually of rubber, secured by two straps which join to pass between the big toe and its neighbour.

  • Because of August he wears shorts and sandals, the Japanese geta sort called thongs.1963 March 16, Hal Porter, “Little old lady passing by”, in The Bulletin, page 22, column 3
  • T-shirts, cut-offs, and a pair of thongs (T-shirts, cut-offs, and a pair of thongs).1964, The Beach Boys, All Summer Long
  • Thongs are the favoured footwear for many Aussies, especially near the beaches, but most people in the Outback find that they can't put a foot wrong with a tough, nicely worn-in pair or workboots.2008, Steve Parish, Eccentric Australia, page 104

nounAn item of clothing, usually an undergarment or swimwear consisting of very narrow strips designed to cover just the...

  • She was impressed by her friend's confidence to wear a thong on the crowded beach.
  • Her hot pink thong sticks out of her low-rise pants."2005, Alyssa Schafer, “Is school dress appropriate or over the line?”, in The Bismarck Tribune
  • "At her friends' urging, Margo ended up buying a purple thong."2009, Ashley Rae Harris, Do You Love Me?: Making Healthy Dating Decisions, Abdo Group, →ISBN, page 16

More sentences with thong

  • Stylish dark grey tailored trousers, silver thongs and shiny jet-black stilettos.2012, Melanie Calvert, Freycinet, page 105. From the entry knit
  • At least the lowriders (with tacky thong peekage over the top, of course) were providing ventilation.2006, Caridad Ferrer, Adios to My Old Life. From the entry peekage
  • It is sealed at one end and has a leather thong at the other.1992, Tom Morton, Spirit of Adventure: A Journey Beyond the Whisky Trails, Edinburgh; London: Mainstream Publishing, →ISBN, pages 81–82. From the entry dooker
  • Thong bikinis are legal in most parts of the United States, but laws vary by city and county.2023 July 16, Mya Guarnieri, “G-String, Thong and Brazilian Bottom Swimwear Is In This Summer”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The…. From the entry thongkini
  • In Florida, for example, thong swimwear is prohibited in state parks, including some portions of the state's beaches.2023 July 16, Mya Guarnieri, “G-String, Thong and Brazilian Bottom Swimwear Is In This Summer”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The…. From the entry thongkini
  • I find them a curiously confronting sight, dressed in thongs, boardies and Victoria Bitter singlets, and shrouded in Australian flags.2009, Paul Daley, Beersheba: A Journey Through Australia's Forgotten War, page 313. From the entry boardies
  • Very classy: visible thong and plumber's crack.2008, Insults and Comebacks, Venice, California: Knock Knock, page 27. From the entry plumber's crack
  • "The black slip rode up over her hips and revealed a red thong buried in her butt crack."2007, Lisi Harrison, Invasion of the Boy Snatchers, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 96. From the entry butt crack
  • She's wearing inky-blue jeans that ride low enough on her hips that her aquamarine thong peeks out teasingly at the back.2001 September 16, Jenny Eliscu, “Oops...she's doing it again”, in The Observer. From the entry ride
  • The resulting outfit: a cape, a breath-stealing corset, and a sheer black skirt atop a black vinyl thong and fishnet thigh-highs.1999, Jennifer Wolff, “Vamping with Vampires”, in Cosmopolitan, Jan 99. From the entry thigh-high
  • These wheels turned in one piece with the axle, which was secured to the body of the sledge with leather thongs.1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 79. From the entry mortise
  • “A thong,” she answered him breathlessly.2006, Toni L. Meilleur, Tournament of Fire. From the entry underwear
  • While her top was a classic triangle style with tie straps at the neck and bust, she paired it with sleek and minimal thong bottoms featuring a dipped front.2023 June 14, Alexandria Dale, “Kim Kardashian relaxes poolside in a bright pink thong bikini”, in Women's Health. From the entry lewk
  • I dubiously eye the racks of V-strings and thongs, then pick up a pair of panties called “cheekies” which look like they'd give me an atomic wedgie.2017, Nina Lane, Spiral of Bliss. From the entry cheekies
  • Untying the leather thongs that bound them behind the saddle, he picked the saddlebags up, hobbled to a nearby tree, and sat down at its base.2008, David Thomasson, The Ghost of Hollering Woman Creek, page 59. From the entry saddlebag
  • Over a dirty hemp tunic he'd thrown a jerkin of goat's pelt in the manner of goatherds, two splints on the ankles were tied blood-stoppingly fast with leather thongs.2000, Eva Bourke, Travels with Gandolpho, page 38. From the entry stoppingly
  • In half an hour a good-sized gas-bag had been formed, and the jerking and straining upon the thongs showed that it was capable of considerable lift.1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC. From the entry gasbag
  • The flail consisted of two parts, a six foot wooden staff attached by a sheepskin thong to a four foot buailtean, swiple of wood, thick tarry cable, or dried tangle.1978, Donald Macdonald, Lewis: A history of the island, page 76. From the entry swiple
  • They were small men, wiry, active, and well-built, with lank black hair tied up in a bunch behind their heads with a leathern thong, and leathern also were their loin-clothes.1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC. From the entry loinclothes

Meaning of thong

  1. noun A narrow strip of material, typically leather, used to fasten, bind, or secure objects.
  2. noun An item of footwear, usually of rubber, secured by two straps which join to pass between the big toe and its neighbour.
  3. noun An item of clothing, usually an undergarment or swimwear consisting of very narrow strips designed to cover just the genitals and nothing more.

Full definition of thong

Questions about thong in a sentence

How do you use thong in a sentence?
Thong is used as a noun. For example: “She was impressed by her friend's confidence to wear a thong on the crowded beach.”
What is a short sentence with thong?
““A thong,” she answered him breathlessly.”
What does thong mean?
Thong means a narrow strip of material, typically leather, used to fasten, bind, or secure objects.

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