mackinaw
Example Sentences
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“Busia and I entered the forest. She and I went alone, nearly a century apart but also together. … We disappeared into the dense forests. She wore a cape. I wore a mackinaw jacket.”
From Washington Post • Jan. 30, 2023
My grandfather, as a rank seaman, wore a wool mackinaw, a family heirloom now in the possession of my brother, who lives in Maryland, where he never has to deal with 13 below.
From Slate • Jan. 7, 2014
Most of them come from New Brunswick�hard-muscled, catfooted lumberjacks who like to wear the loudest mackinaw shirts that money can buy.
From Time Magazine Archive
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From the way he shrugged and scowled, it seemed the President blamed his bulky green mackinaw.
From Time Magazine Archive
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A young man in boots, corduroys, and a red and black checked mackinaw climbed out and strode near.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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