variants
or less commonly hoody
: a hooded sweatshirt
There were lots of kids milling around in this area, so I pulled what was left of my hoodie over my head and kept my face down, hands in pockets, as we made our way through the crowd.—
R. J. Palacio
R. J. PalacioExamples of hoodie in a Sentence
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Snag the brand’s fleece hoodie for a whopping 60 percent off today.
—Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2025
Shrugged around her like a shawl was a sporty black hoodie—from her own brand Skims, maybe?
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 26 June 2025
Selections include t-shirts, underwear and hoodies.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Video released by police shows two men, wearing gray hoodies and fully masked, entering the credit union at 9:42 a.m. with guns in view.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 23 June 2025
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Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2025
Shrugged around her like a shawl was a sporty black hoodie—from her own brand Skims, maybe?
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 26 June 2025
Selections include t-shirts, underwear and hoodies.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Video released by police shows two men, wearing gray hoodies and fully masked, entering the credit union at 9:42 a.m. with guns in view.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 23 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for hoodie
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“Hoodie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hoodie. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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