noun
Etymology
Origin of pinstripe
Example Sentences
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Scotland's men will be decked out in navy blue - or now pinstripe salmon-pink - when they face Haiti, Morocco and Brazil at the World Cup this summer.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
Clad in a neutral-toned pinstripe collared shirt, he, along with his four bandmates, could be young executives at a business casual lunch.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025
Multiple suits, to be exact — a pinstripe and a plain navy blazer with white piping.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2025
Actor Layton Williams - from the West End's Everybody's Talking About Jamie and Billy Elliot the Musical - is dressed in an all-green pinstripe suit.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2024
On a chair next to her sat a large oily man in a black pinstripe suit.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
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