sweatshirt

noun

sweat·​shirt ˈswet-ˌshərt How to pronounce sweatshirt (audio)
: a loose collarless pullover or jacket usually of heavy cotton jersey

Examples of sweatshirt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Wearing black hooded sweatshirts, gloves, surgical masks and black hats, the suspects smashed the glass cases with sledgehammers before snatching the jewelry and making off into a black SUV and driving out of the mall property onto Baldwin Road. Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 12 June 2024 The group kept it casual while posing for pictures on the red carpet, with the kids rocking sweatshirts and denim jackets. Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 11 June 2024 Green can be a warm color in nature, but here director Hiro Murai makes the vibrant trees feel threatening and overbearing as Alfred moves through them in his light blue sweatshirt, only intensifying the creepiness. EW.com, 10 June 2024 The stranger, who sported a baseball cap and gray hooded sweatshirt during one of the assaults, began his spree at the Atlantic Ave. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 24 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for sweatshirt 

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Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sweatshirt was in 1925

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“Sweatshirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweatshirt. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

sweatshirt

noun
sweat·​shirt -ˌshərt How to pronounce sweatshirt (audio)
: a loose collarless usually long-sleeved pullover or jacket of soft absorbent material

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