overalls

Example Sentences

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When opportunity shows up as a hard hat or a pair of overalls, we put them on and get to work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

His hands were bound with plastic cable ties and he was wearing orange overalls and a black face mask.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Far below the cabin, hundreds of workers in overalls, helmets and protective goggles are busy at work.

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

With a small gold “LA” necklace glinting against her black overalls, Toruño says L.A. is the closest thing to Central America she has found in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

He wore overalls over his tall, thin frame; his black hair was greasy, and he walked with a slight, menacing limp.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann