short shorts

Example Sentences

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The ad shows a college student arriving home to see that her childhood bedroom now contains a treadmill, with her father running on it awkwardly, wearing short shorts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

Asked what the flamboyant star would have worn, his bandmate replied: "I think it would be formal. He wouldn't do the short shorts or the leotard. He'd be in tails, very elegant."

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025

Bellotti’s debut collection tackles the quandary with office basics elevated with tailored flair, inviting a new audience with a slight bias cut on a midi skirt, or short shorts with a leather blazer.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 23, 2023

The video shows the woman in a spaghetti strap top and very short shorts strolling outside a mall in central Singapore.

From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2023

Our message to the universe: I like short shorts.

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson