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- noun Plural form of
shirtsleeve . - noun Without special protection, in street clothes.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun not wearing a jacket
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Examples
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But from Albuquerque to Richmond, Virginia, the overall scene is similar: President Obama, standing in shirtsleeves with a cordless microphone, talking to a small crowd of people.
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Ben is in shirtsleeves, Tiffany's in a checked skirt.
Ben Quayle's run for Congress, interrupted by Internet columnist Nik Richie Monica Hesse 2010
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I thought the Right was all about protocol, seeing as how upset many of them were that OUR President was in shirtsleeves in the Oval Office.
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Someone had the sense to call the co-pilot and Ben, still in shirtsleeves and blinking the sleep from his eyes, pushed his way through the crowd.
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Someone had the sense to call the co-pilot and Ben, still in shirtsleeves and blinking the sleep from his eyes, pushed his way through the crowd.
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Both were in shirtsleeves and wearing broad grins.
On Obama-Biden Chemistry, Clues are Scarce - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Taking the stage before 25,000 Iowans, Obama, grinning in shirtsleeves, yelled: “It's good to back in Iowa!”
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Both were in shirtsleeves and wearing broad grins.
On Obama-Biden Chemistry, Clues are Scarce - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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The man had a fraternal look on his face; he looked like a kindly neighbor in shirtsleeves on a Sunday afternoon.
Whitmore, 1969 2006
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There'd be some carefully staged photo op of him in shirtsleeves talking at a group of carefully selected, neatly washed and ironed squaddies.
The "happy snaps" war Richard 2006
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