corduroys

Example Sentences

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As a young lad growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area town of Pittsburg, my school uniform consisted of corduroys the color of Ash Wednesday, a white dress shirt and a maroon V-neck sweater.

From Los Angeles Times

Dressed in pink corduroys, a black hoodie and white sneakers, he was charming and sweet, jokey one second and quietly reflective the next.

From New York Times

Noble-Ward wore a plaid dress but coveted the jeans and corduroys permitted to boys.

From Washington Post

Vicuña looked out of place on the Grand Canal: homespun and spirited, in faded brown corduroys, pink leg warmers and a long black and silver braid tied off with red thread.

From New York Times

A similar remark was made when Jeffries evaluated a pair of women corduroys which he deemed were too masculine.

From Salon