vest

Example Sentences

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They wear a combat vest which contains a radio/GPS-coded beacon to transmit their position, while they also carry water, food, first-aid material and a pistol in order to survive.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Hipolito responded that anyone could buy a vest and put police on it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Issuing equity that takes years to vest proved useful for retention.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

“They are keeping it close to the vest what they are buying,” Buchta said, adding that Freddie and Fannie aren’t going to come in and purchase $200 billion all at once.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

On such occasions, Dad would click a stopwatch, which he always carried in his vest pocket.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey