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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The other male, who usually wears a face mask, hoodie and baseball cap, typically uses a tool to break the glass at the store’s entrance before rolling through the store with a trash bag to collect the figurines, Leuschner said.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
Other pieces like a gown made from Tyvek® in homage of China’s paper invention, leather black skirts, sheer tops, athletic shorts, hoodies, and chunky sneakers made their way down the runway.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 3 June 2024
The two donned all-black ensembles, with Shiloh in Converse sneakers and a black hoodie.
—Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
Senator John Fetterman was hard to miss, lumbering down an empty hallway in a Senate office building dressed in his signature baggy gym shorts and a black hoodie.
—Annie Karni, New York Times, 26 May 2024
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Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
Other pieces like a gown made from Tyvek® in homage of China’s paper invention, leather black skirts, sheer tops, athletic shorts, hoodies, and chunky sneakers made their way down the runway.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 3 June 2024
The two donned all-black ensembles, with Shiloh in Converse sneakers and a black hoodie.
—Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
Senator John Fetterman was hard to miss, lumbering down an empty hallway in a Senate office building dressed in his signature baggy gym shorts and a black hoodie.
—Annie Karni, New York Times, 26 May 2024
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“Hoodie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hoodie. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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