slacks

Example Sentences

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The dads were in their after-work best: slacks and a sweater, some sort of brown shoe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

Goodnight was wearing a tactical vest, olive slacks and a beige shirt, complete with a badge and what appeared to be a body camera and radio equipment.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2025

They were medium-handsome, in their 70s, and dressed dapperly in khaki slacks and navy sport coats bearing name tags that identified them as Bill and Frank.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2025

Two men were outside Jackson’s door, Jackson said, dressed in slacks and polos.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2025

She had, with a strenuous loyalty, kept in touch through the years: calling and writing letters and sending books and shapeless trousers she called slacks.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie