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Examples of leisure suit in a Sentence
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The two-piece outfit, in Missoni’s signature knit, is reminiscent of an old-school leisure suit with a matching orange-and-black chevron print, loose-fitting trousers, and wide lapels on the button-up cardigan which Richie wore open over a simple black tank top.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 1 Aug. 2023
There’s a running gag, for instance, about Leaphorn and Manuelito’s disdain for Chee’s new polyester leisure suit.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2023
But this role has Johnson fitted in polyester leisure suits, shirts unbuttoned low enough to show off his chest hair and, of course, those gaudy rings.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2023
But unlike leisure suits, wedges still look cool today.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 19 June 2023
Try not to spill any yak on your leisure suit.
—Brooklyn White, Essence, 18 Nov. 2022
What about a polyester leisure suit?
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 7 June 2022
For Dan Mullen, a green leisure suit.
—Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 10 Dec. 2020
The man in the white leisure suit and owlish glasses appeared at my desk, seeking a newspaper article about his religious group.
—Dallas News, 19 Jan. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1975, in the meaning defined above
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“Leisure suit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leisure%20suit. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
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