sleeve
noun
the part of a garment that covers the arm, varying in form and length but commonly tubular.
sleeves
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pluralof sleeve.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Apple TV’s “Widow’s Bay” is filled with idiosyncratic characters who wear their charming small-town quirks on their sleeves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
"But as it is coming for those who came before me, our elders and ancestors, we know how to roll up our sleeves and fight. So that's what we're gonna do."
From Barron's ● Aug. 8, 2026
She also loves the look of a Codex-branded hoodie, which references the coding agent, but finds the graphics on the sleeves hard to read.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Up front, it was the ideal dry-goods shop: good boxes of fussy pasta and cavatappi, sleeves of biscotti, plastic-wrapped anise pizzelle, a counter where you could order hulking sandwiches and tiny cups of coffee.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
“Precisely!” said Mr. Keeney, rolling up his sleeves.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
