Example Sentences

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Is the jacketless Jordan a member of every single committee of the House of Representatives?

From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2020

Brandon Maxwell famously transformed the cutout, hipbone-baring, floor-sweeping heavy white gown he’d designed for Karlie Kloss for the 2016 Met Gala into a jacketless minidress after someone spilled red wine on it.

From Washington Times • May 28, 2018

Meyer, who, though jacketless, kept on his bow tie and tuxedo cummerbund, gave swagger to Bottesini's brief, tuneful concerto.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2015

The fact that it is so blurry—the figure in the chair, jacketless in shirt sleeves, is obviously Trump, but the facial features are indistinct—introduces doubt in both directions.

From Slate

My eyes land on Simon and Bram at the edge of the pavilion, in their jacketless tuxedos, leaning against the railing.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli