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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Back in 2024, for instance, Walmart was forced to remove a pair of T-shirts for the infamous white-power band Skrewdriver uploaded by a third-party. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025 The Parisian startup takes this official methodology and benchmarks it against hundreds of product scenarios per category (like jeans or T-shirts) drawn from the 50 million LCAs in Carbonfact’s database to build a realistic comparison. Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2025 Tickets are $10, $35 for limited VIP (which includes early entry into the show, a T-shirt, a tote bag with swag from sponsors, reserved seating for the fashion shows and access to VIP-only prizes). Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 3 Sep. 2025 Fortunately, cashmere T-shirts, which are basically just short-sleeve sweaters, are an easy workaround and a recent fan-favorite of Mindy Kaling, as well as other celebrities previously. Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 2 Sep. 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 10 Sep. 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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