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Mitchell Gaff opened the door wearing pajama pants, welcomed the trio into his house and agreed to a taste test, sampling different sticks of gum with enthusiasm, Logothetti recalled of the January 2024 encounter.—Nina Giraldo, CNN Money, 10 May 2026 The giveaways included pajamas, a teddy bear with a Glasgow airport shirt, a keychain, an aircraft trading card and a few other welcome documents.—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 10 May 2026 And amidst delicate stripes, elastic waistbands, and flowing silhouettes, pajama pants have gone from a passing trend to an absolute staple of the contemporary wardrobe.—Marilú Almaguer, Glamour, 9 May 2026 Psalm and his siblings wore matching striped pajamas, and Psalm seemed totally stoked about it.—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for pajama
Word History
Etymology
Hindi & Urdu pājāma, from Persian pā leg + jāma garment