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My husband, Jason, and I set out in waterproof pants and long johns, and took in bare trees strung with red hearts and spinning ornaments.
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Tamara Shopsin, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2025
Axelsson bet his woollen long johns and his cold-weather gear, and lost it all; Pike lost his socks.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Some dressed as their favorite superheroes, others in their long johns, while the bravest runners just wore fur bikinis and jockstraps.
—Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
Therefore, this kind of underwear, the long johns style, evolved very naturally into boxing gear.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Tamara Shopsin, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2025
Axelsson bet his woollen long johns and his cold-weather gear, and lost it all; Pike lost his socks.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Some dressed as their favorite superheroes, others in their long johns, while the bravest runners just wore fur bikinis and jockstraps.
—Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
Therefore, this kind of underwear, the long johns style, evolved very naturally into boxing gear.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for long johns
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“Long johns.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20johns. Accessed 29 Dec. 2025.
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long johns
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: long underwear
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