vest

Example Sentences

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“Hey, there’s someone down there,” one of the workers wearing an orange vest said, pointing into the sewer at West 88th Street and South Grand Avenue.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

“They are keeping it close to the vest what they are buying,” Buchta said, adding that Freddie and Fannie aren’t going to come in and purchase $200 billion all at once.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

At seven o'clock on a Monday morning, a village paperboy is busily doing his rounds, his high-vis vest and yellow bag standing out against a grey blanket of fog.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

But he’s playing it very close to the vest, seemingly waiting to see how it all shakes out.

From Salon • Mar. 16, 2026

A figure in khaki wearing a fluorescent vest trailed behind with a steady stride.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas