overcoat
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They were an odd pair: The middle-aged man, wearing a wool overcoat and what looked like an ill-fitting gray toupee, barely spoke.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
Trump, wearing a black overcoat, saluted as flag-draped coffins were removed from the back of a transport plane, according to photographs released by the White House said.
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026
Suddenly, a tall, lithe woman in a long overcoat stood up and made her way to the stage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026
On the 1959 tour in New Zealand the great Ireland prop Syd Millar had his overcoat stolen from his hotel room.
From BBC ● May 7, 2025
Three hours’ wage was a high price to pay for answers, but I reached into my overcoat pocket for my billfold.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
One hot day two vanloads of men, having shucked their black overcoats, ask at the pro shop if they can rent carts to drive around the course.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
As usual, UK heritage was evident in the oversized checked overcoats in muted autumnal shades, alongside punk tailoring and some very interesting headwear.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026
Unquestioned leaders and servile followers tell us why the German army marched into Russia without overcoats — the leader had decreed that the campaign would be victorious by autumn, and that was that.
From Salon ● Feb. 4, 2024
At the end of the term last month at Eton, new students were in the town trying on cashmere uniform overcoats and shopping for color-coded socks for croquet, fencing or squash.
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2023
“He says that if he comes back you are never to make him wear overcoats or go to the Hairdressers again—that’s his last word!” said Mary Poppins.
From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers
