SINCE 1828
sweat suit
nounDefinition of sweat suit
: a suit worn usually for exercise that consists of a sweatshirt and sweatpants
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Next was her 3-year-old daughter, dressed in a pink sweat suit, pushed through to the California side on her back and feet first by a man who stayed in Mexico. — Marko Alvarez, The Seattle Times, "Border patrol: More families cross illegally to San Diego," 4 Dec. 2018 Officers also searched two trash bins outside Herrin’s apartment and found a sweat suit and a pair of sneakers inside a Fred Meyer bag, say the charges. — Sara Jean Green, The Seattle Times, "‘I’m literally so scared for my life’: Woman killed in Kent park feared boyfriend, police say," 25 June 2018 The American Airlines statement comes after a viral Facebook post claiming to be a story from a flight attendant who witnessed a group of children, all dressed in gray sweat suits, on a red-eye flight from Phoenix to Miami. — Rachel Leingang, azcentral, "Airlines ask government not to use flights to separate immigrant children from families," 20 June 2018 The clip starts off with Drake, dressed down in a forest green OVO sweat suit, sneaking out of bed with a woman to attend the reunion. — Rachel Hahn, Vogue, "Drake Is the Most Dapper Degrassi Star in His High School Reunion Music Video," 14 June 2018 Disappointingly, lounge suits are neither sweat suits nor track suits. — Jessica Pan, The Cut, "The 10 Most Bizarre Royal Etiquette Rules," 17 May 2018 The intruders were described as black men in their 20s, both about 6 feet tall, thin, with short hair and wearing black sweat suits. — Pauline Repard, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Woman knocked down in Ocean Beach home invasion," 1 June 2018 Wentz doesn’t need much to motivate him, but hoisting a Lombardi Trophy in uniform rather than a sweat suit could add another chip to his shoulder. — Jeff Mclane, Philly.com, "Eagles' Carson Wentz says he still intends to play in Week 1," 17 Apr. 2018 Since then, she’s launched Ka’oir Slimming Tea ($26.99), Thigh Erasers ($54.99), a Body Burner slimming cream ($29.99), a full-body sweat suit ($89.99 to $110.99 depending your size), and a 14-day weight loss plan ($29.99). — Allison P. Davis, The Cut, "Being a Beauty Mogul Is Easy. Just Ask Keyshia Ka’oir Davis.," 12 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sweat suit.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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