How to Use "Skirt" with Example Sentences

skirt (n): a piece of clothing for females that hangs from the waist

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Used with adjectives:

"She's wearing a long skirt."
(long, short, knee-length, tight, mini)

"I'm looking for my denim skirt."
(denim, cotton, linen, plaid, grass, hula)

Used with verbs:

"You'll have to hike up your skirt to ride this bike."
(hike up, hitch up, lift, pick up)

"She pulled down her skirt."
(pulled down, smoothed, smoothed down, straightened)

"The skirt billowed in the wind."
(billowed, swirled, blew)

"This skirt is always riding up."
(be + riding up)

Used with nouns:

"That is not an appropriate skirt length for school."
(length)