How to Use shirt in a Sentence

shirt

noun
  • The shirt stayed rolled up in my suitcase the rest of the trip.
    Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Jan. 2023
  • The shirt seen in the picture can be yours via Moteefe.com for $24.26.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 7 Sep. 2022
  • The driver wore a plaid shirt and a day’s growth of beard.
    Mark Kennedy, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Or the man might take off his shirt, but the woman won’t.
    The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The groom, his dark hair cropped close, is in a blue T-shirt and dark trousers.
    Laura Kingstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2022
  • This shirt is great anywhere, from the gym court to the sports bar with friends.
    Mark Stock, Men's Health, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Next to the fan—was that…? Name, a man in a white button-down shirt barked out.
    Hazlitt, 24 Jan. 2024
  • But then there was what looked like a footprint on the back of his shirt.
    Beatrice Hazlehurst, ELLE, 26 Apr. 2023
  • That Holy Grail shirt is now in even closer reach for the rest of us.
    Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Gabriel is the one who's got his shirt off and showing his pecs.
    EW.com, 9 May 2024
  • In balmy Texas, a lace shirt is a godsend for Kevin Montes.
    Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 2 May 2022
  • He was last seen wearing a white shirt and red and black shorts.
    Isa Kaufman-Geballe, CNN, 20 Mar. 2023
  • He’s got pantyhose on, no top, no shirt, a fur coat, and the hair is curled.
    Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
  • In the snap, Jones wears a light-green velvet shirt and smiles wide for the camera.
    Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 14 July 2023
  • Saipov, in a dark jacket and white shirt, wore a mask over his face in court.
    Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2023
  • The driver could be seen wearing a black shirt with stripes and a hat.
    Rosa Flores, Rosalina Nieves and Raja Razek, CNN, 29 June 2022
  • Within a couple of days, the elf man was for sale on a T-shirt.
    Will Sloan, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2022
  • Dress them up with a button-down, or down with a white T-shirt.
    Christian Gollayan, menshealth.com, 5 Apr. 2023
  • The groom wore a black tuxedo with a white shirt and a black velvet tie.
    Elaine Witt, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The first suspect was wearing a white T-shirt and white socks.
    Fox News, 20 May 2022
  • By the time he was called into the E.R. treatment area, his face and shirt were drenched with sweat.
    Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 16 May 2023
  • His shirt was untucked, his hair messy, and his voice shaky.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Video from the evening showed a man in a red shirt being carried out of the venue on a stretcher.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2023
  • This shirt is available in more than a dozen colors and sizes small to 3XL.
    Tim Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Sep. 2023
  • She was last seen wearing a black shirt, black pants, and white Nike shoes.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 15 July 2023
  • Some of the plastic used to make the shirt comes from Wilson tennis ball cans.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Many of the cops wore the French-blue shirts of the Community Affairs squad.
    Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The shirt is long enough to keep the look decent, but not quite long enough to qualify as a dress.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 20 Sep. 2023
  • The three took the head, gloves, shirt and feet of the costume, which totaled over $1,900, according to police.
    Jennifer Rodriguez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Savchenko, 41, meanwhile, paired a black turtleneck shirt with a black jacket and black pants.
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024

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