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 refused to don a tie and sports jacket, let alone a suit, and his everyday attire of shorts and jogging shoes or flip-flops gave him a certain rakish affability.
From Washington Post • Feb. 1, 2023
The winning sports jacket fabric design will be woven up by HFW and used by Huntsman as a special design in part of their collection.
From BBC • Jan. 24, 2023
He’d dressed in a sports jacket for the occasion, his hair somewhat neatly combed.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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