polo shirt
noun
: a close-fitting pullover often knit shirt with short or long sleeves and turnover collar or banded neck
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Surveillance footage later showed a man alleged to be Nixon, wearing a purple polo shirt, entering and exiting the restroom around the time of the alleged incident, according to court records cited by USA TODAY and Click2Houston.
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Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
The listening second graders, most of whom wore uniforms (light-blue polo shirts, dark-blue pants and skirts) were sitting on a rug decorated with eighth notes, piano keys, and a second-grader-size treble clef.
—Adam Iscoe, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
From vintage polo shirts to retro radio reports, Filho faithfully recreates the era to prove that the bad times did happen.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
The acclaimed American designer is returning to his menswear roots with a collection of polo shirts and underwear that will launch for spring 2026.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 9 Jan. 2026
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Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
The listening second graders, most of whom wore uniforms (light-blue polo shirts, dark-blue pants and skirts) were sitting on a rug decorated with eighth notes, piano keys, and a second-grader-size treble clef.
—Adam Iscoe, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
From vintage polo shirts to retro radio reports, Filho faithfully recreates the era to prove that the bad times did happen.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
The acclaimed American designer is returning to his menswear roots with a collection of polo shirts and underwear that will launch for spring 2026.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 9 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for polo shirt
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“Polo shirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polo%20shirt. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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