T-shirt
Americannoun
-
T-shirts
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of T-shirt
First recorded in 1940–45; named from its shape
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
In the front row, Oxford, in a black Tapout T-shirt, shadowboxes and cheers him on.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
And things came full circle when Sir Paul was commissioned to design a T-shirt to accompany Bowie's final album Black Star.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
He wears a white T-shirt and dark blue jeans that look basic until you’re close enough to see the meticulous stitching, texture and heavy, expensive fabric.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
The effect relies on the same basic behavior that can cause the bottom edge of a cut T-shirt to curl upward.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
I fish the only remaining clean outfit from my dresser: a weird green T-shirt and my least favorite track pants with mismatched socks.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
Peter Max, the pop artist and hippie icon who helped define the vibrant psychedelic style of the 1960s and whose work graced posters, album covers, T-shirts, dinnerware, postage stamps and beyond, has died.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Junior and Ibrahima Konate rolled up their pre-game T-shirts ahead of Real Madrid's match at Elche on Tuesday to obscure the message of support for the people of Ceuta.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Retatrutide powders are slipping through U.S. customs in large boxes falsely labeled as consumer goods, like snacks or T-shirts, supply-chain experts said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
“I have too many sneakers. I have too many T-shirts, too many football jerseys that I never wear,” Elsesser says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
The door swung open behind us and in piled a group of boys, thick ’fros, long black T-shirts and hoodies, one carrying a basketball.
From "Monday's Not Coming" by Tiffany D. Jackson
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
