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  • You could wear a feed sack at a formal dinner and not look underdressed.
  • You'd better wear a coat.
  • What would you have me wear, a sweat suit?
  • There was nothing suggestive about her attire, and it was too hot to wear jeans.
  • For in that country, people never wear shoes in the house, but take them off at the door.
  • At present men make shift to wear what they can get.
  • He didn't wear a coat today and his shirtsleeves were rolled up to reveal brown muscular forearms.
  • "The diamonds were a bit overwhelming for daily wear," she admitted.
  • "Did you not wear green whiskers at one time?" he asked.
  • "If it were hot," Prince Andrew would reply at such times very dryly to his sister, "he could go out in his smock, but as it is cold he must wear warm clothes, which were designed for that purpose.
  • No one did, because the Mangaboos did not wear hats, and Zeb had lost his, somehow, in his flight through the air.
  • "You should wear his most preferred color, yellow," Talal advised.
  • "Why would you want me to wear something so daring, darling?" she asked with a smile.
  • This involved making the poor wear prison uniforms and only providing enough food to avoid starvation.
  • It showed no wear of time.
  • Oh, and wear something decent this time.
  • I think mother will be glad to make the dress for you, and when you wear it you will look as pretty as a rose.
  • You don't wear a gun.
  • She held her forearm out to the door as she approached, glancing again at the gold band around her wrist that Romas had emphasized she needed to wear at all the times.
  • She could wear men's clothes and crack that whip all she wanted, but she was still a woman at heart - and he knew it.
  • He wanted to warn the young man to wear a bulletproof vest and keep his hands in his lap for protection.
  • But don't wear it.
  • It is a mirror which no stone can crack, whose quicksilver will never wear off, whose gilding Nature continually repairs; no storms, no dust, can dim its surface ever fresh;--a mirror in which all impurity presented to it sinks, swept and dusted by the sun's hazy brush--this the light dust-cloth--which retains no breath that is breathed on it, but sends its own to float as clouds high above its surface, and be reflected in its bosom still.
  • You're going to wear it out just looking at it.
  • "I wear one, too," Jule continued.
  • The Immortals were grouped beneath the trees, and none of them appeared the worse for wear from their escape.
  • She touched it, as thrilled to wear his symbol as she had been her father's.
  • I can.t wear this.
  • Frictionless coatings that never wear out in machines that last for centuries.
  • You would set all Russia against you and every one of us would feel ashamed to wear the uniform.
  • Oh, and you know what they say: Men don't make passes at girls who wear glasses.
  • She didn't have to wear sunglasses indoors anymore, didn't have to hide from moonlight!
  • Destiny wanted to wear some jewelry too, so she let her wear the white pearl choker necklace that her mother had given her.
  • Then only wear it in your bedroom.
  • It was one of the few dresses she owned, and it was one Alex had not seen her wear yet.
  • I'll wear it tonight.
  • The dress is pretty but I can't imagine having to wear these undies!
  • Mom is fixing supper and I'm sure she has something you can wear in the morning.
  • "You shouldn't be afraid to wear it anymore," she told him.
  • The ancient cannon, which look seaward, wear a very menacing expression; but I doubt if there is any unkindness in their rusty old hearts.
  • This pond has no stream passing through it to melt or wear away the ice.
  • The second pair of man's gloves he was to wear at the meetings, and finally of the third, a pair of women's gloves, he said: Dear brother, these woman's gloves are intended for you too.
  • You will recognize them by the white ribbon they will wear on the left arm.
  • If I thought sermonizing would wear out Willard for my questions, I was dead wrong.
  • Claire didn't look any worse for wear after a day in the offsite location Dusty had scouted as a temporary dungeon for their prisoners.
  • The bombshell blonde always threw good dinner parties with fun themes; this theme had been Disco Night, complete with lava lamps, disco ball, tacky '70s music that still jammed out the open windows, and costumes for those who chose to wear them.
  • All she had to do was choose the color she wanted to wear-- black for the past several days in silent objection to her presence aboard the ship-- and the ship's computer wove it for her.
  • She took in their bright clothing, glad she thought to wear light blue today.
  • It wasn't anywhere near the size of Romas's, and the dwelling showed signs of wear and use.
  • "He won't even let me wear my translator when we have visitors," she complained.
  • But it's too bad she didn't send you one of those itsy-bitsy outfits all the really cool skaters wear, he answered.
  • If the Gargoyles can unhook the wings then the power to fly lies in the wings themselves, and not in the wooden bodies of the people who wear them.
  • She showed me a tiny atze that very rich ladies in China wear because their feet never grow large.
  • I shall wear my lovely cap and my new riding dress.
  • Kings and queens who wear a suit but once, though made by some tailor or dressmaker to their majesties, cannot know the comfort of wearing a suit that fits.
  • I sometimes try my acquaintances by such tests as this--Who could wear a patch, or two extra seams only, over the knee?
  • Moreover, the waves, I suspect, do not so much construct as wear down a material which has already acquired consistency.
  • Its members will be distinguished by a red ribbon worn across the shoulder, and the mayor of the city will wear a white belt as well.
  • But when not on duty they will only wear a red ribbon round the left arm.
  • What you have on is fine, but if you want to freshen up and wear something else, go ahead.
  • When Destiny wanted to wear a ring like mommy, Carmen tied a yellow ribbon around her finger and made a bow of it on the top.
  • I'll lend you one of my night gowns and find some clothes for you to wear in the morning.
  • I thought she would have wanted him to wear them.
  • Even he does not wear it, Pierre said and motioned her to follow him towards the party below.
  • It was pointless to buy a bikini and wear it only once, so Carmen bought a black push-up bra and some skimpy black briefs trimmed with black ribbon.
  • She'd never wear anything but turtlenecks ever again!
  • Too late, Katie realized she'd not thought to wear a scarf.
  • If it is too warm in Tuscumbia for little sister to wear her pretty mittens, she can keep them because her sister made them for her.
  • When you have got my ornaments ready, I will wear them.
  • I just didn't see any point in spending money on new clothes when my old ones still had a lot of wear in them.
  • In no place does it say a woman shouldn't wear pants.
  • Wear this above your left ear if the answer is no - right if the answer is yes.
  • Lacy wore a skirt too short and tight for office wear, but when you're the boss … "I noticed you've been taking a lot of sick time lately," Lacy said as Sofia entered the room.
  • Most guys who wear cool duds like these don't even shave.
  • Hopefully it was the remnants of the coma and would wear off.
  • So wear something sexy.
  • Do you still wear that long nightgown with the collar?
  • Why wear anything at all?
  • Tamer dropped onto his knees and held out two compasses: the original and a second without the wear of time around its edges.
  • You should be used to it, or you wouldn't wear your dead master's mark.
  • The walls were lined with blouses, formal wear, business wear, jackets, and other kinds of clothing, while displays of knit shirts, sweaters, jeans, and slacks spanned out before her.
  • The countess was to wear a claret-colored velvet dress, and the two girls white gauze over pink silk slips, with roses on their bodices and their hair dressed a la grecque.
  • He understood why Ne'Rin had refused to allow her to wear the translator with visitors.
  • About clothes, and how robots will weave garments that never wear out from materials not yet invented that will cost very little.
  • All the kings, except the Chinese, wear military uniforms, and he who kills most people receives the highest rewards.
  • The blue skirt and sweater were a little dressy for jail, but they'd no doubt give her some fashionable stripes to wear anyway.
  • "How plainly all these young people wear their hearts on their sleeves!" said Anna Mikhaylovna, pointing to Nicholas as he went out.
  • Maybe the effects of the liquor would wear off by morning.
  • He'd never been able to bring himself to wear it.
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