- plural of short.
shorts
Example Sentences
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Palmer Luckey, 34-year-old co-founder of Anduril, is building the world’s next frontier of warfare for the Pentagon but wears a uniform of exclusively Hawaiian shirts and cargo shorts.
From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026
Some waitresses at this year's beer festival say they have also started wearing cycling shorts under their dirndls.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Amateur male runners are ditching shorts for skintight speedsuits, but not because they make them faster.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
The elastic is long gone and the shorts are unwearable.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
I throw on a hoodie and some shorts, grab Cocoa and her leash, and go downstairs....
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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