T-shirt
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of T-shirt
First recorded in 1940–45; named from its shape
Example Sentences
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The Berlin T-Shirt shows a male figure wearing a laurel wreath.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026
On a recent Wednesday afternoon, Alcorn — dressed in a T-Shirt that read “Be Strong. Be Resilient. Be You.” — slid into the leg press machine, which was set at a whopping 312 pounds.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2024
“So who’s making the T-Shirt that says ‘Rejected?’” the actress Senta Moses posted on Twitter.
From New York Times • Jul. 18, 2023
My highest views vs. purchases prompt would have to be my T-Shirt Product Shots.
From The Verge • Sep. 2, 2022
Downtown was left with the little branch of the Michigan Savings and Loan where my mom worked, the doughnut hole, the two-screen Royal Cinema, Burton’s pharmacy, a pawnshop and, of course, Hank’s T-Shirt Shack.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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