Example Sentences

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"Everyone who was sort of leather jacketed, leaning against the wall, too cool to dance, started dancing," recalls Pierson.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

A slightly overcast sky for the first race eventually gave way to sunshine, warming the mostly jacketed crowd announced at 37,143.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2023

At Hazelwood, on the shores of Lough Gill, I walked through a Jurassic-like forest of bramble, sedge and fern, and trees jacketed in soft moss.

From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2022

Shooting a 160-grain jacketed bullet at almost 2,000 feet per second, it was a speed demon at the time.

From Washington Times • Jun. 14, 2020

On every side of me the red and blue and white jacketed skiers tore away down the blinding slope like fugitive bits of an American flag.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath