How to Use vest in a Sentence

vest

1 of 2 noun
  • Which men’s down vests are best?
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2026
  • All of them wore their bright neon vest.
    — CBS News, 8 June 2026
  • What are the best men’s down vests to buy?
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2026
  • Even lightweight vests can keep you warm.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2026
  • Which service vests for dogs are best?
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
  • What are the best service vests for dogs to buy?
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
  • That vest & those pants weren’t just an outfit.
    — Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Children wear their vests one day a week for five weeks.
    — Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Nearby, a row of white wool vests hangs on a rack.
    — Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 26 June 2026
  • And that may or may not include a weighted vest.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • At the end of a six-week season, some of this gear is still in my vest.
    — M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Not the city of soft vests and practical shoes.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 10 June 2026
  • Three layers on top, with a vest, wool socks and gloves keep her nice and warm.
    — Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
  • If a coat feels basic, an oversized vest is your pick.
    — Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 4 Jan. 2026
  • The package comes with four laser guns and four target vests.
    — Maya Polton, Parents, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Thankfully, the right vest can last you for years.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Porowski wore a skirt and vest with a jacket thrown over the top.
    — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2024
  • This strength training vest helps take your workouts up a notch.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Rock the trend in this crop puffer vest that is great for layering.
    — Taylor Gumm, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2024
  • That handheld clicker tied to his vest?
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
  • This sweater vest will earn its spot in your rotation year-round.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Crowe wore a navy blazer with a gray vest, a light blue shirt, and a light blue tie.
    — Meg Walters, InStyle, 24 May 2026
  • There’s so much about it that appeals, from shackets to vests.
    — Lauren Finney Harden, InStyle, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Weighted vests are not one-size-fits-all, despite what the tag may say.
    — Kristen Marie Beavers, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Recently, the look changed to white shirts, ties, black vests and aprons.
    — David Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
  • In place of winter coats, finance bros strut the halls in their puffer and fleece vests.
    — Vivian Song, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Tim and Zach really play their cards close to the vest.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 16 June 2026
  • Swift was spotted in a sweater vest and denim miniskirt paired with knee-high white boots.
    — Bryan West, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Her go-to pair of ultra-wide-leg jeans was paired with a blazer and sweater vest.
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Snap up this high-neck vest that reminds us of Alba’s.
    — Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026

vest

2 of 2 verb
  • These options are vesting right along the way.
    — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Auer to vest him during the mass, dressing him as a priest for the first time.
    — Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 27 Aug. 2022
  • And he was truly vested in the topic.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Even so, potential growth starts on the award’s grant date—not the date of vesting.
    — Kate Winget, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2025
  • These shares will only vest if Carlyle shares hit key levels.
    — Dawn Lim, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Or should that power be vested in the hands of the government?
    — Jake Angelo, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Much of the compensation will vest over the course of the agreement.
    — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2022
  • Those figures include some equity awards that have yet to vest.
    — Theo Francis, WSJ, 19 May 2021
  • In their own way, they were vested in our community.
    — Niki Donohue, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026
  • Its day-to-day management is vested in other hands.
    — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The caveat is that most of this compensation is tied up in stock options that don’t vest for some time.
    — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2022
  • The interim award would vest in two years, and Musk would be required to hold the stock for five years.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 4 Aug. 2025
  • These shares will vest over the next five years, according to WPP.
    — Suzanne Vranica, WSJ, 9 June 2018
  • Until then, vesting is partial.
    — Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
  • What must happen for compensation to vest?
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Rooker, 31, got a five-year contract with a vesting option.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Many attorneys don’t stick around long enough to vest in PERS.
    — Tsicking, oregonlive, 7 June 2023
  • The shares vest over four years, providing an incentive to stay at the iPhone maker.
    — Mark Gurman, Fortune, 29 Dec. 2021
  • Some of Meta’s warrants would only vest if the share price reaches $600.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The warrants are priced at fair market value on the date of vesting and amortized over 10 years.
    — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • My perception is the current coaches are not as vested in them as the previous ones.
    — Sam Warren, New York Times, 18 June 2026
  • The aggressive targets mean that many of Scaringe’s options may never vest.
    — Scott Carpenter, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2021
  • The contract also includes a vesting option for a third season.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2023
  • The stock options and units generally vest one-quarter per year on the anniversary of the date of the grant.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 2 Dec. 2025
  • His share awards will be pro-rated in line with the plan rules and will vest over the next five years, to the extent that performance targets are met.
    — Joe Mayes, Bloomberg.com, 14 Apr. 2018
  • Donald pulled Boyle into the car by grabbing his ballistics vest and turned on the car, police said.
    — oregonlive, 5 Apr. 2021
  • ByteDance never vested any of his shares in the company, which would be worth millions of dollars.
    — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 May 2023
  • His share awards will be prorated in line with the plan rules and will vest over the next five years, to the extent that performance targets are met.
    — Fortune, 15 Apr. 2018
  • Sometimes the solution is vested in the question itself.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • There is a vesting period of 180 days, after which the tokens can be traded.
    — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 5 May 2023

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