plaid

Example Sentences

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At a Sacramento stop Friday, he bounded around chatting with about four dozen mostly union supporters, wearing trademark Nikes, this time a vintage pair with a tartan plaid swoop.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

"Tartan and plaid are having a moment," says fashion stylist and writer Alexandra Fullerton.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

What you see onstage is what you get: four ordinary men in plaid shirts, comfy pants and sensible shoes.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2025

I also made a pleated plaid skirt—this must have been a school project, as I recall no love for it—and my father said, “You shouldn’t wear plaid. It makes you look broad in the beam.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

On the paper was a picture of a girl about Hanako’s age, wearing a plaid skirt.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata