letterman
Americannoun
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lettermen
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“She said, ‘I want my letterman jacket,’ and I was like, OK,” Nereyda said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
She decided how she wanted to wear her hair and prepared the custom-made letterman jacket she got last year with money donated by supporters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
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
From there, Grant played football, basketball and baseball at the University of Minnesota, a nine-time letterman who was drafted by both the NBA and NFL.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 11, 2023
I take my acquired letterman jacket off and set it on my lap, wishing that its manufacturers could have had the good sense to use a fabric that breathes.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
He said he doesn’t get any of the gear boxes that are sent to lettermen, joking that he has to swipe a T-shirt from Miles Sanders on occasion.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 11, 2023
“A lot of the lettermen questioned me. They’d pull me aside: ‘Hey, is he the right guy?’
From Washington Post ● Jul. 20, 2017
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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