overcoat
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They were an odd pair: The middle-aged man, wearing a wool overcoat and what looked like an ill-fitting gray toupee, barely spoke.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
Trump, wearing a black overcoat, saluted as flag-draped coffins were removed from the back of a transport plane, according to photographs released by the White House said.
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026
Two is indeed the sweet spot for this trilogy of movies based on the beloved books by Michael Bond about a Peruvian British bear in a blue overcoat and red hat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2025
Today, she chose an overcoat with a strikingly fashion-forward detail: a scarf intentionally tucked into her waist-height belt.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2025
The hook-handed man reached into a pocket of his greasy overcoat and pulled out a walkie-talkie.
From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket
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
Both were tall and blond, wearing matching wire-rimmed glasses and long black overcoats.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
