How to Use hoodie in a Sentence

hoodie

noun
  • The coil might have caught on his hoodie.
    — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
  • He was found in a pool of blood with a hoodie over his head.
    — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • There was the same blue cap and what looked like the same hoodie.
    — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2021
  • Brady even wore a Raiders hoodie.
    — Ed Graney Las Vegas Review-Journal, Arkansas Online, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Is someone in a hoodie and knit cap?
    — Mark Glende, Twin Cities, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Thomas pulled a hoodie over his head and slept most of the shift, her lawyer said.
    — Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Size up for room to fit it over a hoodie for extra warmth.
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Size up for room to fit it over a hoodie for extra warmth.
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Claiborne walked in with a hoodie pulled tight over his head.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 29 May 2026
  • Cargo pants can lean streetwear when styled with a cool hoodie.
    — Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The women's shoe and hoodie are both sold out.
    — Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The suspect in the gray hoodie ran.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Men can stay cozy in the zip-up hoodie and jogger pants.
    — AFAR Media, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Glue top opening of the tail closed and pin to the back of the hoodie.
    — Amanda Kingloff, Parents, 2 Feb. 2024
  • That’s because the hoodie didn’t shrink with him at the same time.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • The thief walked in wearing a dark mask, black pants and a black hoodie.
    — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2021
  • He was last seen wearing a dark blue hoodie, blue jeans and white shoes.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Track sets, sweat pants, hoodies and T-shirts round out the styles.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 5 Jan. 2026
  • In a hoodie, Young took the field against men half his age, some less.
    — Seth Wickersham, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2025
  • He was last known to be wearing a navy blue hoodie, blue jeans and black shoes.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Three of the suspects wore hoodies.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
  • In a black Carhartt hoodie, his big hands are swollen from years of hard work.
    — Kirk Siegler, NPR, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The teen was last seen wearing a red and black hoodie, red pants and black shoes.
    — Mike Trautmann, Des Moines Register, 25 Jan. 2026
  • My daughter’s dad took his hoodie off, laid it on the floor and got ready to catch.
    — Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 13 May 2023
  • The man was wearing a hoodie and his face was obscured by a mask.
    — David K. Li, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2022
  • In the video, a man in a gray hoodie points a rifle at customers.
    — Suzanne Le Mignot, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • In it, the agent can be seen chasing a teen wearing a gray hoodie.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Justin wore a white hoodie, gray top, and leather pants with a black coat and white sneakers.
    — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 11 Feb. 2022
  • Style them with sneakers and a hoodie for a relaxed yet stylish look.
    — Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
  • Kershaw instead watched the game from the dugout in a hoodie.
    — Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2021

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