pinstripe
noun
pin·stripe
ˈpin-ˌstrīp 
often attributive
: a very thin stripe especially on a fabric
also
: a suit with such stripes
—often used in plural
Examples of pinstripe in a Sentence
a dark suit with white pinstripes
a man dressed in pinstripes
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The jerseys that Maris wore for this 60th and 61st homer, both in his home pinstripes, are on display at the club’s museum, according to Brahm Wachter, Sotheby’s Head of Modern Collectibles.
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Michael Salfino, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
With playing conditions tenable for baseball, fans in pinstripes flocked to Yankee Stadium and filled out the ballpark.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
Selena Quintanilla at the Hard Rock Cafe in San Antonio on Jan. 12, 1995
Quintanilla shined during her performance at the opening of the Hard Rock Cafe in San Antonio, lighting up the stage in a black suit with sparkly silver pinstripes.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The Incredibles, in pinstripes, doing Ruth and Gehrig and Maris and Mantle things up there at the top of Aaron Boone’s batting order.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
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Michael Salfino, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
With playing conditions tenable for baseball, fans in pinstripes flocked to Yankee Stadium and filled out the ballpark.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
Selena Quintanilla at the Hard Rock Cafe in San Antonio on Jan. 12, 1995
Quintanilla shined during her performance at the opening of the Hard Rock Cafe in San Antonio, lighting up the stage in a black suit with sparkly silver pinstripes.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The Incredibles, in pinstripes, doing Ruth and Gehrig and Maris and Mantle things up there at the top of Aaron Boone’s batting order.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pinstripe
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“Pinstripe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pinstripe. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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pinstripe
noun
pin·stripe
ˈpin-ˌstrīp
: a very thin stripe on a fabric
also
: a suit with such stripes
pin-striped
adjective
-ˌstrīpt
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