blue jeans

plural noun

: pants usually made of blue denim
blue-jeaned adjective

Examples of blue jeans in a Sentence

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The gunman who targeted them, the officer said, was wearing a hat, green shirt and blue jeans, a description sent out to all the units in the area and a police helicopter, which quickly began broadcasting the suspect’s description. Nbc San Diego, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024 Meanwhile, Springsteen wore a red and gray flannel coat, dark blue jeans, dark boots, a gray scarf and black Wayfarer sunglasses. Charna Flam, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024 Being in New Jersey is getting White into character just as much as his Springsteen-emulating wardrobe of leather jackets, blue jeans, and flannel button-downs. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024 Dip your toe into the trend this fall with Prada’s east-west top-handle bag, styling it with Loulou Studio’s faux fur wrap coat, a pair of trusty blue jeans from Agolde, and Alex Mill’s cherry red crewneck. Laura Jackson, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for blue jeans 

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of blue jeans was in 1842

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“Blue jeans.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20jeans. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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blue jeans

plural noun
: pants usually made of blue denim

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