letterman
Americannoun
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lettermen
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Stacy, who had arranged a French-speaking pastor, also surprised Mpoyi with a letterman jacket, with his mom’s favorite picture and Bible verse custom-printed on the back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026
“It used to be really alive,” said Hair, who wore his green letterman jacket from Bonita High School in La Verne.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2023
His high school’s 1961 yearbook shows him in a letterman jacket standing in front of a laundry machine and washing the team’s uniforms.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 12, 2023
Frank strolled into the room wearing his son’s letterman jacket shortly before puck drop.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 12, 2023
I don’t bother to throw any shoes on; I just grab my father’s old letterman jacket and wrench the back door open.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Cobbs’s dad hadn’t realized this tribute to lettermen existed.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 4, 2021
The other four returning lettermen are sophomore guards Francisco Farabello, and PJ Fuller, sophomore forward Diante Smith and junior forward post and former Ohio State transfer Jaedon LeDee.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 12, 2020
Increasingly, athletic directors at major universities have wised up to this class of affluent and grateful alumni and former lettermen.
From New York Times ● Sep. 25, 2015
With 18 starters and 69 lettermen back, the Bruins, Mora said, should have the maturity to toe the line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2015
CWU returns a total of 31 lettermen and 10 starters, with the defense expected to be its strong point in 2013.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 29, 2013
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