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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Zarutska, wearing her pizzeria uniform, sits in front of a man in a red hoodie and begins scrolling on her phone.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Oversize and cropped hoodies with coordinating joggers, along with stylish jackets and bombers and high-rise-training shorts also feature, ranging in sizes XS to 4XL.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
Innovative styles include a fleece corset ($125), a canvas cropped button-up ($125), a cargo short ($155), a team graphic tee ($110), the WNBA tee ($110), and the WNBA fleece hoodie ($185) in addition to a jogger ($145).
—Essence, 8 Sep. 2025
In a hoodie, Young took the field against men half his age, some less.
—Seth Wickersham, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2025
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Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Oversize and cropped hoodies with coordinating joggers, along with stylish jackets and bombers and high-rise-training shorts also feature, ranging in sizes XS to 4XL.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
Innovative styles include a fleece corset ($125), a canvas cropped button-up ($125), a cargo short ($155), a team graphic tee ($110), the WNBA tee ($110), and the WNBA fleece hoodie ($185) in addition to a jogger ($145).
—Essence, 8 Sep. 2025
In a hoodie, Young took the field against men half his age, some less.
—Seth Wickersham, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 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 10 Sep. 2025.
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