slacks
men's or women's trousers for informal wear.
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How to use slacks in a sentence
Sitting at the desk was a man in his mid- to late 40s, balding, conventionally dressed in slacks and an Oxford shirt, no tie.
Writing a Novel: Even Making It Up Requires Research | Ridley Pearson | July 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCrown emerges from the bedroom with a pair of flat black slacks, the cloudy detritus of afterbirth splayed across the seat.
Idaho Woman Who Gave Birth on Highway: ‘I Had to Pull My Pants Down to Get the Baby Out’ | Dale Eisinger | July 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn a tucked-in black t-shirt and slacks, the seemingly average Joe shimmied and shaked to the bassline.
Future Islands Frontman Samuel T. Herring on Their 11-Year Journey to Letterman and Viral Stardom | Marlow Stern | April 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe, slightly taller, is arrayed all in white—creamy slacks and a virgin wool sweater.
Neal Schon and Michaele Salahi Are Tying the Knot and You Can Pay to Watch | Lloyd Grove | December 7, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe corollary being, if she slacks off, even a teensy bit, anything that goes wrong is her fault.
Medicine Bedevils Pregnant Women With Too Many Warnings About Risk | Lenore Skanazy | October 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
She was a dark woman who might have been thirty years old, and who wore a white shirt and slacks.
The Stars, My Brothers | Edmond HamiltonHis normal attire was T-shirt, cotton slacks, sometimes the T-shirt covered by a shirt, flannel or cotton shirt.
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyI changed clothes to a suit from slacks, and went to the house of my babysitter.
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyHe was of medium height, stockily built, inconspicuously dressed in a blue short-sleeved tunic, gray slacks and sandals.
The Sensitive Man | Poul William AndersonA slender young man in a green jacket and cream-colored slacks was standing near the foot of the gangplank.
The Five Arrows | Allan Chase
British Dictionary definitions for slacks
/ (slæks) /
informal trousers worn by both sexes
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