chemise

Example Sentences

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A 36-year-old Algiers native, with a prodigious beard and an ankle-length orange chemise covering his giant build, Omar was well acquainted with the discrepancy between his country’s size and its reputation.

From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2022

A man’s shirt, une chemise, is feminine, but a woman’s shirt, un chemisier, is masculine.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 1, 2016

In the first, my 76-year-old father is standing in a hospital lobby in a sheer, sleeveless chemise and red skirt.

From The Guardian • Jun. 4, 2016

This is confirmed by her 1782 portrait of the Duchess of Polignac in a white chemise and a black wrap, wearing a straw hat decorated with flowers.

From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2016

“Okay, the chemise last week was a mistake.”

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