variants
or less commonly hoody
: a hooded sweatshirt
He dresses with collegiate insouciance, outfitting himself in a hoodie and jeans …—
L. Jon Wertheim
L. Jon WertheimThere were lots of kids milling around in this area, so I pulled what was left of my hoodie over my head and kept my face down, hands in pockets, as we made our way through the crowd.—R. J. Palacio
R. J. PalacioExamples of hoodie in a Sentence
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During the investigation, police said a White male suspect wearing a black hoodie and black pants, carrying a bright red shopping bag was captured on a security camera in the area.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
The hoodie also earns praise for being a go-to spring layer.
—Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
As crises have accumulated in the decade since, the hoodie’s tight connection to anti-Black violence seems to have loosened.
—Dawn Chan, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
At one point, one of his attackers grab’s Pierre’s hoodie and throws him to the ground.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
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Tim Fang, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
The hoodie also earns praise for being a go-to spring layer.
—Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
As crises have accumulated in the decade since, the hoodie’s tight connection to anti-Black violence seems to have loosened.
—Dawn Chan, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
At one point, one of his attackers grab’s Pierre’s hoodie and throws him to the ground.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for hoodie
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“Hoodie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hoodie. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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