sports jacket
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Oakley—who still throws on a sports jacket and eschews denim when he’s flying—thinks Duffy’s push is a “noble idea” that likely won’t move the needle as long as flying remains “cheap but unpleasant.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026
Milei wrote in his own X post, which included a selfie of the pair, with the president sporting his signature leather bomber and Musk in his Air Force Academy navy sports jacket.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 2024
He parked, got out of his car and slipped on a sports jacket.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2023
In each case, the preferred visual of Santos shows him wearing a crewneck sweater under his sports jacket.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 24, 2023
Ted was shivering in his sports jacket as he surveyed the damage to the garden.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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