sport shirt
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sport shirt
First recorded in 1915–20
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He was 50ish, with unruly hair, wearing a sport shirt and Adidas sneakers.
From New York Times • Aug. 13, 2018
There’s a ’60s surfer vibe to this short-sleeve, button-down sport shirt in graphic polka dots.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2017
“Sometimes in Iraq, you can see the streets melt. “So this is good,” he said placidly in long pants and a dry sport shirt at the nearly deserted National Zoo.
From Washington Post • Jul. 25, 2016
He wears a nondescript sport shirt, black jeans with a wide black belt, and slip-on black shoes.
From National Geographic • Sep. 17, 2015
He was now decently clothed in a "sport shirt" open at the neck, sneakers and duck trousers of a nebulous hue.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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