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\ ˈskȯrt 
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\Definition of skort
: a pair of shorts made to resemble a skirt (as with an overlapping front panel)
Examples of skort in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web On her: Louis Vuitton shirt, $2,210, vest, $2,760, skort, $3,450, brooch, price upon request, and belt, $750, louisvuitton.com, Stetson hat, $245, stetson.com, Church’s boots, $1,150, church-footwear.com.
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WSJ, "Photos: American Fashion Rides Again," 20 Apr. 2020 Shorts don't get caught or twisted underneath like my other skorts.
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Madison Durham, USA TODAY, "20 great things you can get at Lands' End under $50," 27 Mar. 2020 All in Motion includes clothing for men, women and children, which includes tees, tanks, polos, shorts, skorts, pants, leggings, sports bras, swimwear and light outerwear.
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Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY, "Target set to launch 'All in Motion' this month, an activewear brand 'created for everyone'," 9 Jan. 2020 Firstly, Kardashian was spotted getting ice cream, while wearing a floral, retro bikini top with a matching skort.
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Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR, "Kourtney Kardashian Wears Two Steamy Swimsuit Looks in One Day," 7 July 2018 Unlike her opponent, who opted for a traditional tennis skort, Williams made yet another fashion statement on the court with her long Nike pants and bright red belt.
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Emilia Petrarca, The Cut, "Serena Williams Proves You Can Wear An All-Black Bodysuit in the Summer and Still Win at Life," 29 May 2018 In the opening scene, the singer is shown wearing an orange turtleneck and a white skort.
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Alyssa Hardy, Teen Vogue, "Selena Gomez Wears a Skort in the "Back to You" Music Video," 10 May 2018 Juliet Odierna, 4-foot-3 and 80-pounds with blondish hair and blue eyes, was last seen around the 3000 block of Oasis Boulevard in Cape Coral wearing a blue polo shirt, khaki skort and black shoes.
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David J. Neal, miamiherald, "Amber Alert issued for an 8-year-old girl | Miami Herald," 22 Feb. 2018 Shevah reworks menswear, creating skort-like khaki bottoms and floppy hats and beanies.
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Liana Satenstein, Vogue, "At Tel Aviv Fashion Week: Celeb-Beloved Designers, Young Talents, and Diverse Runways," 21 Mar. 2019
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The first known use of skort was in 1951
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