shorts

Example Sentences

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While she wore a white robe and slippers, Jake wore a black Under Armour top and shorts with white trainers.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

“They’re the investigator, they’re the prosecutor, they’re the judge, and they’re the jury,” said Levy, in a checked shirt and shorts, at his home in north San Diego County.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

“But if you were to go out in the water, those shorts would stay put. They would be comfortable — and they would be completely authentically built.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

WSJ | Buy Side: See our review of the chino shorts one Buy Side editor wears all summer long.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Ridge was still wearing Beejee’s old cargo shorts with the book tucked inside.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly