overcoat
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It’s an overcoat, size L, designed to fit a wide range of builds up to the 90th percentile.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
He had slipped them into specially fitted, bottle-size pockets sewn into his overcoat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
He became a fixture on television news, wearing either military style tactical gear or a long, double-breasted green overcoat with wide lapels that critics said was meant to echo Nazi German military garb.
From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026
"I remember seeing their new manager, Brian Epstein, standing to the right of the stage in a dark overcoat."
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2024
The suit in which I had travelled was gone, and also my overcoat and rug; I could find no trace of them anywhere.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
One hot day two vanloads of men, having shucked their black overcoats, ask at the pro shop if they can rent carts to drive around the course.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
As usual, UK heritage was evident in the oversized checked overcoats in muted autumnal shades, alongside punk tailoring and some very interesting headwear.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026
Unquestioned leaders and servile followers tell us why the German army marched into Russia without overcoats — the leader had decreed that the campaign would be victorious by autumn, and that was that.
From Salon ● Feb. 4, 2024
At the end of the term last month at Eton, new students were in the town trying on cashmere uniform overcoats and shopping for color-coded socks for croquet, fencing or squash.
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2023
He talked about the need for money for overcoats for the militia.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
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