Sentence examples for trousers from inspiring English sources

The word "trousers" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to an article of clothing that covers the lower half of the body, typically with a separate part for each leg. Example: "I decided to wear my favourite pair of trousers today."

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trousers

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An article of clothing that covers the part of the body between the waist and the ankles or knees, and is divided into a separate part for each leg.

  • Why can women wear trousers when men can't wear skirts?

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Womenswear has lost its spiky edges, with trainers and Céline-esque trousers dominating.

Even perfectly ordinary trousers and tops can sometimes look odd because short people aren't just inflicted with short legs; we're short all over.

He only admitted the murder of Roy Tutill more than 30 years later when he was caught drink-driving in 1999 and his DNA matched that of a sample found on the dead boy's trousers.

In a small black rucksack he carries all his possessions: a phone, an old toothbrush, a spare pair of underpants and trousers, and a packet of paracetamol, purchased in a pound shop, to stave off the aches and pains that come from living on the streets.

While Honor Blackman thoroughly enjoys herself at the OM fashion shoot and likes the clothes - the Alexander McQueen shirt, Miu Miu trousers and Banana Republic Oxford bags draw particular praise - she hates shopping for outfits herself.

He dismembered myths, caught erstwhile authorities with their factual trousers down, gave a glimpse of a community history lived not apart from trees but with them.

Despite occasionally acknowledging that some academics might be women, his comments betrayed his assumption that academics are male, for apparently their default uniform comprises trousers, a jacket, a shirt and a tie.

That way of communicating could cause controversies, too – when they performed the song that gave name to the documentary on The Word in 1992, Sparks dropped her trousers on stage, blasting her pixellated buttocks into UK homes.

Taking down my trousers didn't feel sexual.

Nigel Farage, in his corn-coloured trousers and velvet-collared coat, is semaphoring a message to small-c conservatives that he's just like them.

Dozens of schools are considering following the lead of St Aidan's High in Yorkshire and St Alban's in Suffolk, which have banned skirts altogether this term and insisted girls wear trousers.

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