sports coat
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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A seemingly generic men’s sports coat made from an ultrafine wool harvested from llamalike animals in Bolivia.
From New York Times ● Jul. 24, 2023
Bald and goateed, Buzz wore a shimmering, red-sequined sports coat that seemed, in places, to have been eaten by plastic-hungry moths.
From Slate ● May 30, 2023
It was a contrast in styles on the court and on the bench as the younger Pitino sported comfortable attire and gym shoes, while his dad wore a sports coat, slacks and a dress shoes.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 18, 2022
Vermillion, wearing a sports coat and gray slacks with his attorneys by his side, appeared for a brief hearing Friday morning in Alexandria before District Court Judge Claude M. Hilton.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 19, 2022
Short and round and dressed in one of those awful outfits from way back when—bell-bottom pants and a sports coat with enormous lapels.
From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen
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