How to Use shirt in a Sentence

shirt

noun
  • There were a lot of muslin shirts at that time.
    — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
  • And the shirt on your back doesn’t keep out the chill.
    — Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • He is heard telling the girl to take off her shirt and clothes.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The best small dressers are more than a place to store your shirts.
    — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 13 May 2026
  • That proved to be his last in a Palace shirt.
    — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Many would give the shirt off their back to have your luck in men.
    — Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
  • No more Star Wars toys and shirts.
    — Reia Li, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
  • No more Star Wars toys and shirts.
    — Reia Li, Louisville Courier Journal, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Souvenir t-shirt for this event.
    — Holly Andres, Daily News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Souvenir t-shirt for this event.
    — Holly Andres, Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Souvenir t-shirt for this event.
    — Holly Andres, Daily News, 7 May 2026
  • White shirt, no collar, no tie.
    — Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Leave it open and the shirt looks more relaxed.
    — Joe Jackson, Outside, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Then the shirt comes off and the stomach is sucked in.
    — David Kamp, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
  • His neck was bruised, and his new shirt was shredded.
    — Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Doesn’t the design on this shirt look like that to you?
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 10 June 2026
  • To the right, two shirts hung over the lip of the dresser.
    — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Come spring, why not wear a flowing shirt dress over trousers?
    — Madeline Fass, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2022
  • He was last seen wearing a white shirt and red and black shorts.
    — Isa Kaufman-Geballe, CNN, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Gabriel is the one who's got his shirt off and showing his pecs.
    — EW.com, 9 May 2024
  • And if the t-shirt has a hole in it, the t-shirt has a hole in it.
    — Nadja Sayej, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Tat's came out with a black A-shirt that was all ripped up.
    — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Your mother buys you sweaters, maybe, and still buys you nice shirts.
    — Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025
  • She was last seen wearing black shorts, a black shirt and no shoes.
    — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 29 Apr. 2026
  • She was last seen wearing a black shirt, red shorts and black shoes.
    — Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 2 Nov. 2025
  • But then there was what looked like a footprint on the back of his shirt.
    — Beatrice Hazlehurst, ELLE, 26 Apr. 2023
  • He was last seen wearing a black shirt and black jean shorts with a belt.
    — Steven Hernandez, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2021
  • Plus, a good white T-shirt never fails me.
    — Essence Wiley, InStyle, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Say a brand today buys 10 t-shirts.
    — Christian Birky, Sourcing Journal, 19 Sep. 2025
  • In some scenes, Alex takes off his shirt which shows his top surgery scars.
    — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 29 Sep. 2025

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