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bib overalls

American  

noun

(used with a plural verb)
  1. overall.


Example Sentences

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He went to school in bib overalls, lost siblings in infancy and in World War II, and grew up in a crowded, ramshackle house without indoor plumbing.

From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2022

“It was never my intention to come in wearing bib overalls and cause such a ruckus,” Republican Sen. Mike Moon said Wednesday.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2022

There was an annual Bib Bash, for which people would dress up in bib overalls like Kevin used to wear and have a festival.

From Washington Times • Jul. 13, 2020

The band, in bib overalls and bandannas and straw hats, is shown playing music at a traffic island on Pennsylvania Avenue with a ghostly U.S.

From Washington Post • Nov. 4, 2019

There Carl stood in the Islander s spotlight, a big man in bib overalls poised in his boat’s bow, a kerosene lantern clutched in one hand and an air horn dangling from the other.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson