smock
Example Sentences
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"Unlike kente, which is largely ceremonial, the smock is everyday wear," he said, referring to another form of traditional Ghanian dress worn during major celebrations.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
There, finally, on the other side of the plexiglass, sat Khalil, swimming in a large blue smock.
From Slate • May 2, 2025
One man in white smock and flowing beard waved a giant flag; another held a large silver icon above Georgescu's head.
From BBC • Dec. 10, 2024
Or the thrill of seeing our normally staid hills streaked with bright color, as jumbled and vivid as a toddler’s smock after an afternoon of fingerpainting?
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2024
It sank its claws into his smock and snagged his earring with its beak.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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