letterman
Americannoun
plural
lettermenEtymology
Origin of letterman
Example Sentences
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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
Bold flower prints, jaunty sailor hats, and a louche suiting mix with chunky boots and letterman jackets.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2024
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
The players arrived in yellow school buses wearing custom letterman jackets, some of which had the names of their children stitched on the sleeves, and carried footballs as they waved to fans.
From Washington Post • Feb. 18, 2023
Jessie had said, jabbing her index finger in the middle of the big A on Jefferson’s letterman jacket.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
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