How to Use jersey in a Sentence

jersey

noun
  • The dress is made of cotton jersey.
  • Warriors jerseys blurred around the court with purpose and the ball whipped around on a string.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Scroll through for the best jerseys in street style below.
    Irene Kim, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2023
  • The Royals sported their road gray jerseys against the White Sox.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
  • The majority of the jerseys available in the team store are ones with Ohtani or Trout on the back.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Fans took note that the Royals jerseys looked the same when watching videos of spring games.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2024
  • That would make James the first NBA player to have a jersey retired by three teams.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2023
  • Of course, the team’s logo sits on the upper left side of the jersey, and there are three golden stars above it.
    Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 26 July 2023
  • The Gators will suit out in black jerseys for the first time as part of a tribute to the armed forces and others who serve the country.
    Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2023
  • Prince William was gifted with a Wrexham jersey with his first name and the number 9 on the back.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Lillard was wearing a Bucks jersey in the video, and the team's logo could be seen in the background.
    Chantz Martin, Fox News, 28 Oct. 2023
  • His jersey sales are up 400 percent; Swifties are watching the NFL.
    Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Next to her for most of the night was Kelce’s mother, Donna Kelce, sporting one of her son’s jerseys.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Names adorned the backs of jerseys for the first time anyone who had been around the program for decades could remember.
    Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
  • As black-and-gold jerseys mixed in with the overflow from the venue’s box office, one of the football guys asked what the line was for, and a patron told him.
    Marley Marius, Vogue, 16 Jan. 2024
  • The player names are smaller on the jerseys, which have drawn complaints from fans and players.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Three of the shots feature images of her in baggy jeans and a jersey on a farm next to horses, pigs and chickens.
    Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Both jerseys featured the number 27, a nod to November 27, which is the US release date of the two-part movie’s first chapter.
    Christy Choi, CNN, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The team's home, away and color rush jerseys are included in the collection.
    Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2023
  • On one wall, jerseys for Patrick Mahomes and Kirk Cousins sat in a corner, next to tennis rackets, balls and gear.
    Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Nov. 2023
  • More fans purchased Acuña’s jersey than any player in baseball during the first half of the season.
    Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 10 July 2023
  • Also on display is a piece of the high school’s basketball court, as well as many of James’ high school trophies and jerseys.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2023
  • While speaking to the crowd in between songs on Monday, Drake, 36, received one of Bryant's jerseys on stage from a fan in the audience.
    Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Amos remains a free agent — and the team has given his jersey number, 31, to safety James Wiggins.
    Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 12 May 2023
  • This season’s jerseys will showcase the club’s sunny side.
    Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Thousands remained standing to watch as the team pulled fresh orange T-shirts over their jerseys.
    Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Johnson slowly goes off the ice, with videos showing his jersey covered in blood.
    Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Shortly after, a dog pile of Carolina Blue and white jerseys littered the first-base line.
    Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2023
  • While quarterback reps are not live — all wear black non-contact jerseys — the whistles came slower than in the spring.
    Nathan Baird, cleveland, 11 Aug. 2023
  • On the mound, Natalia wore a Dodgers jersey with one of her dad's Lakers numbers (No. 8) embroidered on it.
    Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2023

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