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sweater

[swet-er] / ˈswɛt ər /
NOUN
knitted jacket or jersey
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Example Sentences

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‘Humanize me a little,” says the petite woman in a cashmere sweater at the end of a forthright, occasionally spiky interview.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

William, dressed in a dark blue knee-length coat and cashmere sweater, stepped out and worked the crowd.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

One alternate juror wept openly during the testimony in Los Angeles County Superior Court, wiping her tears on her sweater.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Wearing a thick navy jacket over a wool sweater, Ivannikov, the head of the department of tropical and subtropical plants, picked up a leaf that had just come rustling down.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

I had been mending a sweater as I told him the story, but I’d had my eyes closed, because only in memory could I truly see.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman