plaid

Example Sentences

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The red, white and grey plaid shorts have become iconic in tennis circles, and the surviving pairs have found good homes.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

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

David, new, in the plaid pants, didn’t have a Signal name yet.

From Slate • Oct. 27, 2025

She lays out the plaid and begins to craft her outfit for the night.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025

But then the door to my parents’ bedroom nudges open and out shuffles my dad, wearing plaid flannel pants and yesterday’s T-shirt.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera