shorts
Example Sentences
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I soon found myself clambering on hands and knees in my swim shorts into a dirt-floored dome made from sticks and blankets, and sitting cross-legged as red-hot volcanic stones were laid in a central pit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
He’s flanked by fountain fireworks while a buff guitarist with a blond mullet and glittery spandex shorts wails on guitar to the tune of Lenny Kravitz’s cover of “American Woman.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
A new initiative introduced this year allows bureaucrats in Tokyo to come to work in shorts -- a groundbreaking move in a country where formal business attire still rules.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Laura says something as simple as wearing shorts is a huge milestone for someone who previously went to great lengths to hide her appearance, and she is now slowly learning to embrace how she looks.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
She’s wearing a neonpink bathing suit with orange shorts, and she’s Hula-Hooping.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
