plaid

Example Sentences

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The red, white and grey plaid shorts have become iconic in tennis circles, and the surviving pairs have found good homes.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

The store’s front facade was wrapped in a giant plaid scarf made of 126,000 twinkling Christmas lights.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

I was not the only new “recruit”—there was David, in plaid pants, plus two friends of an existing member, who needed no introduction, as they had someone to vouch for them.

From Slate • Oct. 27, 2025

Heckerling insists she has "no interest in being modern" - which will come as a relief to the audiences who grew up quoting "As if!" and aspiring to Cher's plaid and Prada-filled wardrobe.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2025

Dust covered both his faded jeans and plaid button-down shirt.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young