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"Nylon" in a Sentence (13 examples)
Nylon stockings often run.
These nylon socks wash well.
Soft wool is more expensive than coarse wool and both are superior to synthetics made of nylon.
In heavy rain a light nylon tent is drier with a fly.
There is nothing like the dull thud of nylon on nylon.
Tom was tied with a yellow nylon rope.
She bought a dozen nylon socks.
Yanni used a nylon cord to strangle Skura.
The expectation of a showcase wedding featuring a traditional white dress with all the expensive trimmings gained ground after World War II, prompted in part by the availability of new inexpensive fabrics like nylon and rayon — developed during the war to make parachutes — that could be used to make wedding gowns at a far lower cost than satin and silk.
A nickel-chromium wire is bent into the desired shape, placed in a container and covered in a mix of nylon powder and fine-grained sand.
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I tore a hole in my nylons while walking home through the woods.
1970-1975, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure He put on make-up, nylons, panties, a dress.
What you call love was invented by guys like me, to sell nylons. You're born alone and you die alone and this world just drops a bunch of rules on top of you to make you forget those facts.
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