How to Use armhole in a Sentence
armhole
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Step 2: With the chalk, mark the T-shirt around the edges of the tank top neck and armholes.
— Alaska Dispatch News, 21 July 2017 -
Take your time to be sure your baby's arms are through the armholes.
— Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping, 30 Mar. 2023 -
Iron entire front from tail to the collar, including the armhole seam.
— Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping, 7 May 2021 -
The jersey fronts include white numbers outlined in red, with red-and-white stripes around the armholes and collar and players’ last names in white on the backs.
— Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 20 Nov. 2019 -
His Bond shirt is tailored to perfection, with high armholes, and tapering down the back.
— Megan Gustashaw, GQ, 6 Apr. 2018 -
For one, this wasn’t a showoff tank top (only Beckham can get away with those) but one in a sober, solid color with a high-cut neck and armholes and a not-too-long length.
— Megan Gustashaw, GQ, 19 June 2017 -
Each one of our shirts features a hand sewn shoulder, armhole, collar, cuffs and bottom hem gusset....
— Joseph Deacetis, Forbes, 16 Apr. 2021 -
Richer Poorer’s ankle-length dress has a relaxed fit, a high neckline and dropped armhole.
— Zoe Malin, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2021 -
Next to those pieces there was another of Koizumi’s dreamy elaborations: a striped mini dress crafted in the shape of an egg, with armhole slits in lieu of sleeves.
— Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 8 May 2019 -
Double-needle stitching at the neck and armholes also boosts its quality and strength.
— Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 2023 -
They're cut slim but far from skinny; fitted at the shoulders and cut with high armholes—creating a streamlined silhouette—but roomy enough in the torso and arms to move around in.
— Matt Sebra, GQ, 28 July 2017 -
Sew ends together, leaving armholes toward the top of the rectangle.
— Juliana Labianca, Good Housekeeping, 21 Aug. 2023 -
One with showy straps may be paired with a narrow-shoulder top; a chartreuse number may go beneath an apricot tank with plunging armholes.
— Linda Dyett, New York Times, 31 July 2019 -
The new jerseys have significant changes over the Adidas ones: The armhole, neck and side seams were moved to eliminate distractions and the back shoulder of the uniform was also changed.
— Scooby Axson, SI.com, 18 July 2017 -
Nike, which is replacing Adidas, says its uniforms are the NBA’s lightest ever and absorb sweat faster, with changes to the neck, back shoulder and armhole to enhance agility.
— Brian Mahoney, The Seattle Times, 18 July 2017 -
Nike, which is replacing Adidas, says its uniforms are the NBA's lightest ever and absorb sweat faster, with changes to the neck, back shoulder and armhole to enhance agility.
— Brian Mahoney, chicagotribune.com, 18 July 2017 -
This, combined with oversized armholes, allows for full paddle strokes without any chafing points.
— Emily Reed, Outside Online, 8 May 2018 -
And where a Pendleton overshirt skimps on storage, a modern shacket resembles a backpack with armholes.
— Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 21 June 2018 -
At 33, the youngest of the lot, Trevor Noah is seldom seen out of a snug suit whose high armholes emphasize his athletic frame and whose tones of mid-gray or deep blue emphasize his youth and general readiness to box with convention.
— Guy Trebay, New York Times, 2 May 2017 -
Helen Lasichanh, the wife of co-host Pharrell Williams, hit the carpet early in a look from one of Kawakubo’s most recent collections which experimented with silhouettes and bound the body without armholes.
— Cara Kelly, USA TODAY, 2 May 2017 -
The oversized armholes allow maximum mobility so your dog can run and play without interruption.
— Olivia Avitt, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023
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