skintight
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of skintight
Example Sentences
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She wore a black skintight leather dress with red stitching and long latex gloves, as she strutted down the runway for the designers Vin + Omi's 20th anniversary show.
From BBC • Sep. 14, 2024
Her stunt of marching through Congress in a skintight "scarlet A" T-shirt only reinforced the narrative that her only goal is getting on camera.
From Salon • Nov. 3, 2023
He often wore skintight T-shirts that showed off his compact 5-foot-4 frame.
From Washington Post • Mar. 10, 2023
“We see investors building apartments that displace the poor. We hardly ever see investors creating nonprofits, reclaiming the past and reestablishing the music culture,” she said, adjusting her skintight black dress and Rita Hayworth-inspired hairdo.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2022
The boots, worn over skintight socks, are better than I could have hoped for.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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