How to Use parka in a Sentence

parka

noun
  • One of the men wears a thick parka and holds something to his mouth.
    Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2020
  • From the office to a workout class, warm puffers and classic parkas will do the trick.
    Anny Choi, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2019
  • Meghan wore a brown wool parka by J.Crew, over a long black sweater, black jeans, and knee high brown boots.
    Emily Dixon, Marie Claire, 22 Dec. 2020
  • Each parka had its sleeves neatly arranged to the side and was then pressed.
    John Kelly, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Doutzen Kroes wears a Carven parka and shirt; carven.com.
    Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Martin, who is fifty-two and wore dark jeans, brown roper boots, and a green parka, stopped the car in front of the restaurant.
    Murat Oztaskin, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2023
  • But instead of a bulky parka-like coat, the Pack Down fits the mold of a traditional puffer.
    Will Egensteiner, Popular Mechanics, 7 Dec. 2022
  • In winter Spencer, then 30, wore gloves and a parka for practice at the arena, which lacked heat.
    Alex Prewitt, SI.com, 27 June 2019
  • For the most part, cellphones are left in private lockers along with your parka and street clothes.
    New York Times, 19 Feb. 2020
  • Get a head start on winter shopping with this parka that's easy to layer and has faux fur trim.
    Jamie Ueda, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2020
  • The Gap signed a deal with West and for all its trouble got a puffy parka with no closures. Fashion made peace with him.
    Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2022
  • She was fully clothed; her bookbag and the red parka she was last seen wearing, weren't with her body.
    Brynn Gingras, CNN, 4 Dec. 2021
  • Put on your warmest gloves, your favorite parka, and use one of these scrapers to chip that frost off.
    Popular Science, 8 Dec. 2019
  • In some of the pictures, a woman in a parka looks up at the damage, all the while holding onto the leash of a fuzzy little black dog.
    Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2022
  • Advil tablets, a soft drink can and the fur trim of my parka to recreate Teresa Giudice on her wedding day.
    Elizabeth Paton, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Then pack your best parka, and get ready to see one of the most dazzling natural spectacles in the world.
    Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Jan. 2020
  • The wind was blowing outside my green hut, and Steve looked miserable clamped to his camp chair in a parka.
    Anchorage Daily News, 2 Jan. 2021
  • Smith was seen wearing a gray hooded parka and brown pants, according to the alert.
    Jane Morice | Jmorice@cleveland.com, cleveland, 15 Dec. 2019
  • These parkas are lightweight and functional, plus the coolest way to top off a neutral, layered look.
    Jaclyn Alexandra Cohen, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Apr. 2023
  • But your bulky parka doesn't have to ruin a perfectly 'gram-able look.
    Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Inside the gym, attendees filled the folding plastic chairs, and when those were full, leaned against the walls, parkas draped over their forearms.
    Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2020
  • Meghan wore a long black sweater under her parka, and tucked her black skinny jeans into brown knee high boots.
    Emily Dixon, Marie Claire, 22 Dec. 2020
  • Rock and roll at its most bratty and parka-wearing glory.
    Brady Gerber, Vulture, 29 Mar. 2021
  • Shove that winter parka wayyyy to the back of the closet and forget about it until November.
    Isaiah Freeman-Schub, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Maybe wear a parka, but with only a T-shirt underneath?
    Claire Friedman, The New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2022
  • The Yupik has a tunnel-style, faux-fur hood that provides more protection in strong wind and snow, and the parka is longer than the Greenland jacket.
    Matt Jancer, Wired, 11 Mar. 2021
  • The Mountain Surf Bib is similar to the parka, with more rugged fabric used on the seat and knees and breathable fabric used on the torso and thighs.
    Andrew Weaver, Outside Online, 5 Jan. 2021
  • Steve looked at me from underneath the ruff of his parka, a lovely mist of snow blowing 20 mph across the lake, his line frozen stiff in a dime-size opening in the ice.
    Anchorage Daily News, 2 Jan. 2021
  • Over in Mountain View, Mary Nick was hustling to the bus stop to get to her health care job, wearing a warm parka her sister had made her 30 years ago.
    Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Dec. 2022
  • Consider adding a long parka to your closet like Lawrence’s recent look in New York City.
    Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2023

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