tweed

Example Sentences

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Across the aisle, a young man with shaggy hair and a tweed blazer noticed the book on my lap.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

"I wanted to see whether, when you strip away the usual Chanel signatures - the tweed, the jewelled buttons - you can still get to that essence," he told WWD.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

John scored quarter-zip sweaters for himself and his father-in-law, and his wife splurged on a tweed jacket for Christmas Day.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

Another is Harris tweed, the manufacturer of a fabric handwoven in the Outer Hebrides, which has risen from near death and now employs hundreds, selling its products all over the world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

He wore a tweed coat and yellow V-neck sweater.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides