How to Use stocking in a Sentence

stocking

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  • These Carhartt gloves are great to stick in a stocking or gift on their own.
    — Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The guests, on going to bed, will, of course, hang up their stockings.
    — Nancy Mitford, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2023
  • Watch on The key to the scale-design is, get this—a fishnet stocking!
    — Shelby Deering, Country Living, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Mother Nature put a lump of coal in the Ravens’ stocking.
    — Ryan McFadden, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2022
  • The mantel needs lots of attention since that's where the stockings hang.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2023
  • And who wouldn’t want Ross Stripling (two years, $25 million) in their stocking?
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
  • There's really no right amount of gifts to put in a stocking.
    — Bridget Shirvell, Parents, 18 Nov. 2023
  • The contents of the stocking need to do double duty — each item needs to punch above its weight class.
    — Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Keep in Mind Shorter names will look smaller on the stocking cuff.
    — Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Add a little extra fun to the night with a light-up Christmas stocking.
    — Angela Belt, House Beautiful, 16 Nov. 2022
  • The show was held in Manchester and the theme of the designs felt very ‘60s mod with sparkling tweed jackets and skirts, pearls, and stockings.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Sneak a treat into her stocking with this six pack of chocolates.
    — Aemilia Madden, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Last year, Gilliam spent about $1,000 stocking up on school supplies.
    — Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Ice Spice paired the top with a plaid mini skirt, a chunky black belt with a silver chain, and fishnet stockings.
    — Alexandra Schneider, Seventeen, 10 July 2023
  • Throw this lil buffer in her stocking for ultra soft skin 365 days a year.
    — Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Setting down a plate of cookies and a glass of milk for Santa, the vlogger then began to hang the stockings over the mantle.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2023
  • The head was made of black polystyrene, the wing folds were made of black elastic stocking, and the whole contraption was covered in felt.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Bring it as a hostess gift, or drop it into a stocking of a ‘team savory’ loved one.
    — Corina Quinn, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Dec. 2022
  • The little one on your gifting list can use this stocking to hold their candy or small treats and presents.
    — Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 23 Sep. 2022
  • This charming pocket flask is a fun gift to put in someone's stocking.
    — Jamie Kravitz, Woman's Day, 10 Aug. 2022
  • You’re no longer stuck with the uninspired compression stockings of decades past.
    — Deanna Pai, Glamour, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The season has plenty, from putting out cookies for Santa to hanging the stockings on the mantle.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2023
  • Obviously, this is not the place to go big as a stocking stuffer should be able to fit inside a stocking.
    — Molly Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Alo fans will swoon over this comfy cozy icon bra and boy short duo, perfectly boxed and sized for her stocking.
    — Vanessa Powell, ELLE, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Each stocking is hand-stitched in Haiti, and 5% of each sale goes to the Joan Rose Foundation to provide meals, tuition, books, and housing to those in need.
    — Angela Belt, House Beautiful, 14 Dec. 2022
  • That’s why these oversized bow stockings will make a statement on your mantel.
    — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Many of these toys are sized perfectly to fit inside stockings.
    — Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Guests shed layers of stockings and other clothing and tossed them into a garbage can.
    — Sadiba Hasan, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2023
  • The opening look was a cotton twill dress with puff sleeves and a silk sash draped across the chest, cinched with a rosette at the waist, worn with stockings, chunky leg warmers, and brown satin Mary Janes.
    — Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Meanwhile, Princess Charlotte layered a navy coat over a blue-and-white floral dress, adding a pair of bright blue stockings and black Mary Jane flats.
    — Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Apr. 2023

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