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Some dressed as their favorite superheroes, others in their long johns, while the bravest runners just wore fur bikinis and jockstraps.—Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025 Yes, the zip-front melton overcoats were subdued (this is executive wear, Owens style), but leather jackets came scrunched to the navel, and those long johns were paired with a pecs-high crop top, revealing the strapping physique of Mr. Owens’s muse, the model Tyrone Dylan Susman.—Jacob Gallagher, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025 Therefore, this kind of underwear, the long johns style, evolved very naturally into boxing gear.—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025 Unlike my dad’s saggy long johns, these leggings are stylish enough to wear on their own.—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for long johns
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