sweatshirt

noun

sweat·​shirt ˈswet-ˌshərt 

: a loose collarless pullover or jacket usually of heavy cotton jersey

Examples of sweatshirt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Authorities said the suspect was roughly 5 five 7 inches tall and wore a face mask, along with a gray hooded sweatshirt, black gloves and Nike Air Max Speed Turf sneakers — a rare black and gray model with a yellow logo, authorities said. —Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025

Eagles sweatshirts and jackets speak to a more sporty sensibility on the 2025 hot list—maybe that is the result of the Taylor Swift-Kansas City Chiefs effect. —Christian Allaire, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2025

Turner was last seen wearing a gray sweatshirt and sweatpants, according to Virginia's missing person database. —Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Adriana James-Rodil, FOXNews.com, 4 Dec. 2025

Agents collected surveillance and doorbell camera footage from the area and focused on a person in a gray hooded sweatshirt and sneakers. —Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sweatshirt

• alert
• assert
• avert
• dessert
• divert
• evert
• exert
• inert
• insert
• invert
• nightshirt
• overt

Kids Definition

sweatshirt

noun

sweat·​shirt -ˌshərt 

: a loose collarless usually long-sleeved pullover or jacket of soft absorbent material