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  • By 1920 the noun T-shirt denoted a collar-free, short-sleeved, cotton undergarment that replicated the letter T when laid out neat and flat.

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • At 11:30, Pastor Rick takes the stage, dressed in a loose, short-sleeved button-down shirt and black cotton chinos.

    American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010

  • By 1920 the noun T-shirt denoted a collar-free, short-sleeved, cotton undergarment that replicated the letter T when laid out neat and flat.

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • As he finishes his remarks, his audience applauds, and again the collection baskets are passed—this time by two men dressed in T-shirts and jeans, and two more in slacks and short-sleeved shirts.

    American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010

  • I became embarrassed for him in his short-sleeved plaid T-shirt, gray pants, and white tennis sneakers, spouting catchphrases, next to my stepbrother, who was always sincere in his brown cashmere sweater with black boots, who was finishing his PhD at Yale in engineering.

    The Adults Alison Espach 2011

  • I glanced down at my clothes, a black short-sleeved cable-knit sweater and jeans, and shrugged.

    Haven Kristi Cook 2011

  • January day, Father Kennedy wears white trousers and a loose, short-sleeved white shirt.

    Insight Scoop | The Ignatius Press Blog: 2009

  • He wore a short-sleeved flowered shirt and pink tie with a long gray sweater vest.

    Dark Secrets 2: No Time to Die the Deep End of Fear Elizabeth Chandler 2011

  • I was wearing a calf-length orange denim skirt and a flowered short-sleeved blouse and sandals.

    18th and 19th Century Country Women 2009

  • I would really like to find a pattern such as was used in those days -- the short-sleeved suits with the bloomers and the skirts over them.

    Modest Active Wear 2009

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