cardigan

noun

car·di·gan ˈkär-di-gən

: a usually collarless sweater or jacket that opens the full length of the center front

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Stylist Jojo Fetterman curated a cream look that included a cable knit cardigan from Mechali, a turtleneck from Loro Piana and pleated pants from Issey Miyake. —

Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023 Later on at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, Gomez wore a navy Chanel cardigan with matching wide-leg pants, Tabitha Simmons sandals and Messika hoop earrings at the photocall for The Dead Don't Die. —

Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2023 Cozy up with a cashmere sweater this winter or pop on a cozy easy-to-style cardigan. —

Daisy Maldonado, SELF, 5 Jan. 2023 Khai is wearing tie-dye pants and a tan cardigan, and Bella is in a long khaki coat, sneakers, and a baseball cap. —

Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 18 Dec. 2022 Two weeks after being sworn in as U.S. president in 1977, Jimmy Carter donned a beige cardigan in the White House during a wintertime fireside chat as a symbolic gesture to encourage a more parsimonious ethos. —

Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Dec. 2022 And as for the pricetag of that infamous Khaite cashmere bra and cardigan set? —

Liam Hess, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2022 Matching cardigan and pant sets combine knitted stripes in juxtaposing shades of orange or blue or both; satin scarves and Heattech turtlenecks are coated in hallucination-chic patterns. —

Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Dec. 2022 To keep things merry (not everyone will see possibilities in a tiny cardigan), always include a receipt so the gift can be exchanged, said Ms. Swann. —

Faran Krentcil And Todd Plummer, WSJ, 1 Dec. 2022 See More

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