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Stites and Jordan collected an iPhone with a purple case, an AK-47 with six magazines and a 12-gauge shotgun with a stock sleeve for extra shells from Wilson’s bedroom. — Katie Shepherd, Washington Post, "A teen allegedly wanted to ‘shoot 400 people for fun.’ Cops found an AK-47 in her bedroom.," 17 Sep. 2019 Once in full uniform, Beckham still had the watch on, but also had a purple sleeve on his left arm. — Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland.com, "Odell Beckham Jr. wears an acrylic Richard Mille watch during pregame; Rashard Higgins among Browns inactives," 16 Sep. 2019 Wear shoes, socks, and long pants and long sleeves when outside, especially at dusk. — Cindy Krischer Goodman, sun-sentinel.com, "More mosquito-borne dengue fever cases reported in South Florida," 13 Sep. 2019 The governor was in good spirits, hunched over a glass of Coke, with his right sleeve rolled up and his cowboy boots planted on the base of his stool. — Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, "Democratic Debate Night with Steve Bullock, the Last Governor in the Presidential Race," 13 Sep. 2019 Also featured is a blue and red collar, with blue sleeve cuffs. — SI.com, "Barcelona Unveil New Third Kit Featuring Smart 1990's Throwback Design," 12 Sep. 2019 Chance was last seen wearing a short sleeve button-up Wrangler shirt, dark blue Wrangler jeans, roper-style boots and a black and white trucker hat. — Andrea Cavallier, NBC News, "Family fears the worst two months after Wyoming man Chance Englebert vanishes from Gering, Nebraska," 11 Sep. 2019 Sew fake arms to sides of remaining sweatshirt, under sleeves. — Woman's Day Staff, Woman's Day, "Three-Headed Four-Armed Monster," 9 Sep. 2019 This comes as a prelude to the final shock, which is very much the ace up the film's sleeve. — Jonathan Holland, The Hollywood Reporter, "'The Sleepwalkers' ('Los Sonámbulos'): Film Review | TIFF 2019," 8 Sep. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sleeve.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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