T-shirt
noun
variants
or less commonly tee shirt
: a collarless short-sleeved or sleeveless usually cotton undershirt
also
: an outer shirt of similar design
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That question is posed to her on a recent fall day in Middleburg, Virginia, where Warren, immediately identifiable by her dark cropped hair that hasn’t required a stylistic shift in decades and a T-shirt bearing an upside-down Snoopy, sits in front of a fireplace for a chat.
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Chalamet wore a classic black Bottega Veneta suit with a black T-shirt underneath and black dress shoes.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
Merino Wool All-Season Base Layer T-Shirt This all-season T-shirt is sure to become the hardest-working staple in my wardrobe.
—Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2025
Someone in a suit can lash out just as ridiculously as someone in a T-shirt and jeans.
—Essence, 9 Dec. 2025
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Chalamet wore a classic black Bottega Veneta suit with a black T-shirt underneath and black dress shoes.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
Merino Wool All-Season Base Layer T-Shirt This all-season T-shirt is sure to become the hardest-working staple in my wardrobe.
—Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2025
Someone in a suit can lash out just as ridiculously as someone in a T-shirt and jeans.
—Essence, 9 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for T-shirt
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“T-shirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/T-shirt. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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