variants or less commonly tee shirt
: a collarless short-sleeved or sleeveless usually cotton undershirt
also : an outer shirt of similar design
T-shirted adjective

Examples of T-shirt in a Sentence

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Burrow went more casual for their outing, sporting a plain white T-shirt, a baseball cap from Alo and green pants with rhinestone embellishments on the side. Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026 Categories span jerseys and polos, graphic T-shirts, track jackets, fleece shorts, baggy jeans and denim shorts, reversible swimwear and accessories. Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 30 Apr. 2026 In Lisbon, it’s styled casually—thrown over a T-shirt or dress rather than worn formally. Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2026 But is this T-shirt absolutely the coolest? Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 29 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for T-shirt

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of T-shirt was in 1920

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“T-shirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/T-shirt. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

Kids Definition

T-shirt

noun
variants also tee shirt
ˈtē-ˌshərt
1
: a cotton undershirt with short sleeves and no collar
2
: a jersey outer shirt designed like a T-shirt
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