shirt front
Americannoun
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the front of a shirt, especially the part that is exposed when a jacket or vest is worn.
Etymology
Origin of shirt front
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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This season, TikTok’s logo appears on the shirt front, Expedia on the back and Vistaprint on the sleeve, while Reynolds’s Aviation American Gin sponsors the staff clothing.
From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2023
"Those babies are everywhere at you, needing anything they find," Suzie tells her as Bird drips milk down her shirt front.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2015
One depicts a man wearing a bowler and a white shirt front.
From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2012
When Fry's love for Leela swells, his heart beats through his shirt front, shooting out across the room like a yo-yo.
From Salon • Sep. 7, 2011
Milo’s voice splintered into fragments, and he clutched at Yossarian’s shirt front as though drowning.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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