1
: a garment for the upper part of the body: such as
a
: a cloth garment usually having a collar, sleeves, a front opening, and a tail long enough to be tucked inside trousers or a skirt
b
2
: all or a large part of one's money or resources
lost his shirt on that business deal
Examples of shirt in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The most popular items from the collaboration are the Reiss x McLaren F1 team camel/ecru leather varsity jacket, which is nearly 80 percent sold out at some retailers, and its oversize crewneck shirt which is 60 percent sold out at some retailers.
—
Kanika Talwar, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
O’Donnell, 62, posed on the other side of Moore in a black power suit and matching shirt.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
There were people with shirts in the American flag motif and leather biker vests.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
Today’s Connections groups are... Yellow group — kinds of shirts
Green group — spheres in milk tea
Blue group — marine invertebrates, familiarly
Purple group — starts of pasta names
What Are Today’s Connections Answers?
Spoiler alert!
—Kris Holt, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for shirt 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Kanika Talwar, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
O’Donnell, 62, posed on the other side of Moore in a black power suit and matching shirt.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
There were people with shirts in the American flag motif and leather biker vests.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
Today’s Connections groups are... Yellow group — kinds of shirts
Green group — spheres in milk tea
Blue group — marine invertebrates, familiarly
Purple group — starts of pasta names
What Are Today’s Connections Answers?
Spoiler alert!
—Kris Holt, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for shirt
Articles Related to shirt
Dictionary Entries Near shirt
Cite this Entry
“Shirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shirt. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
shirt
noun1
: a garment for the upper part of the body usually with a collar, sleeves, a front opening, and a tail long enough to be tucked inside pants or a skirt
2
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share