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

So my cardinal association with the team and its traditions is not the chemise, but the nausea.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 10, 2015

Reading her, I felt, at times, like a shallow brute because I don’t personally find tremendous meaning in a Michael Kors chemise.

From Slate • Sep. 11, 2014

With rayon chemise packed and flight socks at the ready, Gail's plans were close to completion, it seemed.

From The Guardian • Feb. 16, 2013

A month before, she could have walked through the yard in her chemise and he wouldn’t have noticed.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly