parka

Example Sentences

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It was far higher than he had anticipated in part because the parka was, unbeknownst to him, made in Myanmar, then facing a tariff rate of 40%, which stuck him with $248.04 in charges.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Arc’teryx got the ultimate celebrity boost in China when Chinese leader Xi Jinping wore an Arc’teryx parka in 2021 to inspect venues for the Olympics and again at the Opening Ceremony.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025

One of the supposed ghosts they’ve been tracking has appeared, wearing Annie’s pink parka.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2024

Appearing in a parka and a skullcap, he said he had only escaped because he believed he would be killed if he had remained in custody.

From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2024

I had never dreamed in my wildest dreams that someday I would march in a band playing my silver horn, wearing a spring parka trimmed with wolverine fur, and welcome racers of the famous Iditarod.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell