polo shirt

noun

: a close-fitting pullover often knit shirt with short or long sleeves and turnover collar or banded neck

Examples of polo shirt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That's never been more true than the awkward stage between summer and fall, when temperatures start to dip, but not enough to cast aside the jerseys, jorts, and polo shirts that defined summer 2026. — Michel Mejía, Glamour, 2 Aug. 2026

Millerd complemented his fiancée’s breezy resort look in a light blue polo shirt and khaki pants. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 30 July 2026

Sunspel’s Riviera polo shirt—famously sported by Daniel Craig in Casino Royale—has been tweaked by its maker into a camp collar shirt. — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 20 July 2026

The final vehicles before the arrival of the race convoy are hurriedly rushed off-course, officials in dark blue polo shirts whistling them through. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for polo shirt

• controvert
• disconcert
• extrovert
• introvert
• reassert
• undershirt
• alert
• assert
• avert
• dessert
• divert
• evert

Kids Definition

polo shirt

noun

: a close-fitting pullover shirt of knitted fabric