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T-shirt

[tee-shurt] / ˈtiˌʃɜrt /


NOUN
sport shirt
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If you could even find a Ramones T-shirt in the ’70s or ’80s, you weren’t going to wear it anywhere besides a Ramones concert unless you wanted to find yourself in an argument, or worse.

From Salon Aug. 10, 2026

One resident wore a T-shirt that read, "Voting is my black job."

From Barron's Aug. 8, 2026

The BBC has blurred the face of the man wearing the T-shirt.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

However, it added that the wearing of the T-shirt should be recorded as a crime and had referred a crime report to Avon and Somerset Police, who cover Bristol where the photo was taken.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

As the wind cut through my T-shirt, I wrapped my arms around myself with the despairing feeling that this cursed day would never end.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

Dan took me on a short tour of the T-shirts.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

Around her stood people in T-shirts with the same illustration featured on the church’s bulletin that week: a phoenix representing Boyle Heights rising from the flames of a hellish warehouse.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

Actor and Tibetan activist Richard Gere headlined an hourslong Times Square rally on Saturday honoring Lobga where many wore T-shirts depicting him as a martyr surrounded by flames.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Some napped on a beach with their faces shielded from the sun by plastic bags or T-shirts, while others rested with backpacks tucked beneath their heads.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

Mom had asked, pulling open the bottom right drawer, which held a pair of pants, a wool sweater, and two T-shirts.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold




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