shorts

Example Sentences

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“They’re the investigator, they’re the prosecutor, they’re the judge, and they’re the jury,” said Levy, in a checked shirt and shorts, at his home in north San Diego County.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Sonia Kasparian, the original designer of Roxy’s board shorts back in the mid-’90s, smiles in our recent conversation when I recount my astonishment at their discovery.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

WSJ | Buy Side: See our review of the chino shorts one Buy Side editor wears all summer long.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Go to the beginnings of Hollywood and there are Robin Hood movies: Douglas Fairbanks, Errol Flynn, some shorts from even earlier.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

With my cousin’s tiny fist clutching my denim shorts and Emma beside me, we head for the parking lot.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller