How to Use undershirt in a Sentence

undershirt

noun
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  • The patron walked up to the bar in an undershirt, pants and socks.
    — Alex Traub, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2022
  • Doubtless the same was true of the undershirt that Gable didn’t have on.
    — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 6 July 2024
  • Ibrahim jumps off the donkey cart, picks up a stick, and ties a white undershirt to it.
    — Mosab Abu Toha, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
  • The cashier blinked at me and muttered how these were undershirts.
    — Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The shot shows him in a black sweater with green undershirt and a green scarf, shaggy hair and a scowling face.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Then again, here’s Maggie, in long sleeves and an undershirt with no pit stains!
    — Laura Bradley, VanityFair.com, 10 Feb. 2017
  • The new line includes briefs, thongs and undershirts, and are available now.
    — Colleen Kratofil, PEOPLE.com, 5 Apr. 2018
  • Blake had last been seen wearing blue jeans, a red undershirt, and a red/blue jacket, the alert said.
    — Clarence Williams, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2023
  • The top few buttons of his shirt are undone, over a white undershirt.
    — Hazlitt, 7 Feb. 2024
  • That didn’t help, as Brown took off his jersey, pads, and undershirt.
    — oregonlive, 3 Jan. 2022
  • George contrasted his wife in a dark suit with a black undershirt and shiny loafers.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 28 July 2023
  • The classic Hanes undershirt is light, stretchy, wicks sweat off your body, and dries off quickly.
    — Maverick Li, Men's Health, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Meanwhile, the Tender Bar actor looked suave in a black suit with a black vest and white undershirt.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 July 2022
  • Jarrett paired it with a black undershirt and shoes to let the high fashion statement do the talking.
    — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin showed up to the game in a tasteful gray suit with a light blue undershirt.
    — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Behind the desk is a beefy man in a mustard undershirt, his arms blue with tattoos.
    — Gail Sheehy, Daily Intelligencer, 9 Sep. 2017
  • Mendez was dressed in his prison uniform, light green pants, matching short-sleeve shirt and a white undershirt.
    — Mark Curnutte, Cincinnati.com, 8 Feb. 2018
  • The undershirt had a collar on it with 'SPD' printed in white letters.
    — CBS News, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Brawner was down to his undershirt by the time he was being treated.
    — Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle, 6 June 2018
  • The suspect was wearing a green, white, black and blue long sleeve plaid shirt, a black undershirt that appears to be a tank top, blue jeans and brown boots.
    — David Harris, orlandosentinel.com, 26 Mar. 2021
  • He was clad in a dark blue Patriots sports undershirt and his football pants and socks.
    — Martin Rogers, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2018
  • While the suit is from the Chanel Cruise 2023 collection, Stewart ditched the undershirt and matching hat that was seen on the model on the runway.
    — Alexis Gaskin, Glamour, 24 May 2022
  • Police said he was last seen wearing a blue and red jacket, white undershirt, black pants, and a red hat.
    — Fox News, 21 Dec. 2019
  • The actor layered a navy sport coat over a denim-blue button-down shirt and a white undershirt.
    — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Nov. 2022
  • For the outing, Fraser, 53, wore a navy Brooks Brothers suit with red pinstripes paired with a white undershirt and a navy tie.
    — Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 30 Nov. 2022
  • He is dressed in an orange jail jumpsuit, a white long-sleeve undershirt and sandals.
    — NBC News, 4 Oct. 2021
  • Back at my hotel, guests smoked in the hallways in their undershirts; on the street below, a rooster crowed from 3 a.m. until dawn.
    — Stefen Chow, Smithsonian, 2 May 2017
  • Or, more simply, an undershirt is a knit; an oxford cloth shirt is a woven.
    — Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2019
  • That response got his undershirt and socks taken away and left him feeling cold.
    — David Debolt, The Mercury News, 17 June 2017
  • In addition to the briefs, trunks and boxers, crewneck and V-neck undershirts are also offered in white, black, navy and slate.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 5 Aug. 2024

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