long johns
Example Sentences
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There was a pervasive smell of what I would learn was wet, sweaty long johns.
From Slate ● Apr. 27, 2025
This time period also brought the introduction of union suits—predecessors of long johns and onesies—to meet the needs of both men and women.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 9, 2024
The May Company opened for business in Leadville, Colo., in 1877, selling Levi’s and long johns to miners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2021
As he rotated past on a set piece, the tenor Rolando Villazón, wearing Papageno’s lime-green long johns and backward baseball cap, answered in accented English, “I’m right here.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2021
She had no sweaters, no long johns under skirts, no kerchief over her head.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
