T-shirt
Americannoun
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T-shirts
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of T-shirt
First recorded in 1940–45; named from its shape
Example Sentences
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Elsewhere, a staff member lunged towards a toddler-sized robot in a T-shirt that threatened to knock into a human child.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
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
King's Oak Academy, in Bristol, has one compulsory item left on its uniform list - a branded PE T-shirt.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
One resident wore a T-shirt that read, "Voting is my black job."
From Barron's ● Aug. 8, 2026
He’s wearing a pair of jeans and an inside-out T-shirt, like he got dressed in a hurry.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
The price tag some vintage graphic T-shirts were fetching at a recent ThriftCon clothing convention in New York City.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
The gallery was filled with the victims’ relatives, many of them wearing white T-shirts emblazoned with a picture of the victims and the phrase “forever in our hearts.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Amazon listed unlicensed products including $17 Taylor Swift T-shirts, $30 BTS trinket collections, $13 Mariah Carey bracelets and a $30 Lady Gaga candle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
The industry remains focused on low-margin products such as T-shirts and jeans, while rivals have moved into higher-value segments made with synthetic fibre.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Bat pulled one of his own T-shirts up over Thor’s body, tucking him in.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
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