sweater
noun
a knitted jacket or jersey, in pullover or cardigan style, with or without sleeves.
sweaters
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pluralof sweater.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Knitting is no longer limited to making familiar items such as sweaters, hats, and blankets.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
His sweaters and dark turtlenecks added to his reputation as a reclusive oracle of AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Many wearing sweaters and thick coats, a reminder of the southern hemisphere winter from where they were coming, walked off the plane into the scorching Nigerian sun.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
Tattered sweaters, linen T-shirts, parachute shirts and “bondage suits” are printed with slogans that read “Only anarchists are pretty” and “Anarchist punk gang.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
We took off first our jackets and then our sweaters.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
