sweat suit

noun

: a suit worn usually for exercise that consists of a sweatshirt and sweatpants

Examples of sweat suit in a Sentence

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Thomas, dressed in a gray sweat suit with a dark gray strip running down the pant legs, said very little as he was brought before Judge Marisol Martinez Alonso Saturday. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 18 May 2024 In a video shared by police that appears to be taken from a camera on a neighbor’s front door, somebody dressed in all black jogs away from the home followed by a person walking and carrying Rodgers in a gray sweat suit and pink shoes. Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2024 One postal-hopeful emerged from a van with his gut pouring out of a burgundy velour sweat suit. Matt Thompson, SPIN, 13 May 2024 The second being Mitty’s two leading scorers wearing sweat suits instead of the Monarchs’ white Nike home jerseys. Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sweat suit 

Word History

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sweat suit was in 1930

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“Sweat suit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweat%20suit. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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