jacket

Example Sentences

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She decided how she wanted to wear her hair and prepared the custom-made letterman jacket she got last year with money donated by supporters.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

"This law is like a strait jacket," said another opposition lawmaker, Alejandro Reyes.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Looking like a life jacket thrown into a car compactor, the work weaves a floppy beam of hazard-orange steel around and through a menacing conglomeration of rusty metal scraps.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

You speak to dozens of people – one saw the getaway car, another noticed the robber’s jacket.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

The shoulders of my jacket rustle against tiny leaves as I walk down a dark, narrow path.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin