variants or less commonly tee shirt
: a collarless short-sleeved or sleeveless usually cotton undershirt
also : an outer shirt of similar design
T-shirted adjective

Examples of T-shirt in a Sentence

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Standing in a massive warehouse decked out with mood lighting, Bieber — dressed in a gray T-shirt — grooved along to the easygoing beat. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 12 Nov. 2025 She's seen cheering in a Kansas City Chiefs T-shirt alongside her parents, brother Austin and longtime publicist Tree Paine inside the Miami Dolphins locker room. Bryan West, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025 The Core Collection balances quality and cost competitiveness, offering fabrics for jersey, fleece, T-shirts, hoodies and sweatpants made with Recover RCotton recycled cotton. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 12 Nov. 2025 Shop layering pieces like cowl-neck T-shirts, cuffed jeans, and comfy loungewear starting at $30. Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for T-shirt

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of T-shirt was in 1920

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“T-shirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/T-shirt. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.

Kids Definition

T-shirt

noun
variants also tee shirt
ˈtē-ˌshərt
1
: a cotton undershirt with short sleeves and no collar
2
: a jersey outer shirt designed like a T-shirt
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