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shirt

[shurt] / ʃɜrt /


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She layers an “I’m With Stupid” T-shirt over a dress shirt and Yohji Yamamoto linen pants, then keeps adding more.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

Cooper described one of the other men as a bald Black man, approximately 5 feet 9 inches or 5 feet 10 inches tall, with light-brown or hazel eyes and a blue patterned crew-neck shirt.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

Do you need a $150 cooling shirt or a $234 cooling cap when a splash of water and a light T-shirt might get you most of the way there?

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

The engineer—who looks like he stepped out of central casting with his dimpled grin, 6’2” frame, striped shirt and Dickies denim overalls—has been known to shed a tear of his own.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

The black rags of his ruined shirt clung to his heavy shoulders.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

But nothing compared to the noise which greeted the arrival of the Scotland team, who entered the arena last in their white shirts and kilts and lifted many in the capacity crowd from their seats.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Jumping from mall to mall, largely in the western United States, it expanded, and its uniforms of bright striped shirts and hats became a symbol of mall life of the 1980s.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

So the World Cup, the forthcoming Premier League season - they're going to flood the market with fake shirts.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

In this class, Hello Kitty-emblazoned shirts and tiny Dodgers hats are the highest tennis fashion statements.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

“That’s two shirts ruined today. Not that I’m counting.”

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell




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