How to Use long johns in a Sentence
long johns
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Price and comfort play a part in finding the best pair of long johns.
—Field & Stream Commerce Team, Field & Stream, 3 Aug. 2023
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Think long johns and thermals, which are designed to trap body heat and keep you warm in style.
—Shelby Ying Hyde, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Jan. 2022
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Sweaters, scarves and long johns help, but fondue, steaming soups and fireplaces are a lot more fun.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2019
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There, Lopez pulled on heavy long johns, quick-drying field pants, rain pants, wool socks, two wool shirts, a fleece sweater and a rainshell.
—Ned Rozell | Alaska Science, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Aug. 2023
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Pull out the long johns for Wednesday, because that will be our coldest and windiest day this week.
—Bisma Parvez, Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec. 2019
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And that’s to say nothing about the flames, the newspaper-stealing, and the shot of Carl throwing paint around while wearing long johns and a robe.
—Vulture, 7 Mar. 2023
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These cotton-poly blend thermals are about as classic as long johns come.
—Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 16 Dec. 2022
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Hunter-McCartin also distributes free socks and long johns to the homeless.
—Johanna Seltz, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Jan. 2020
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One of them continued napping through most of our visit, then sat up in bed, pulled his uniform over his long johns, and went back to work.
—Time, 7 Dec. 2022
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Locals have more than long johns and wool hats to protect them against the elements, however.
—Jen Rose Smith, National Geographic, 11 Sep. 2020
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Get everything from knit socks and moccasins to nightgowns, long johns and flannel sets in this adorable pattern.
—Elizabeth Wallace, CNN Underscored, 11 Nov. 2020
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Paying for high quality long johns will undoubtedly pay off in the long run.
—Field & Stream, 20 Jan. 2021
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Inexpensive pairs of tights or long johns can be worn underneath clothes.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 10 Jan. 2022
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And then Russ or his loins or one of his other two children would plod around, with their turnips and their long johns and their self-pity, and my resting heart rate would reinstate itself.
—Molly Young, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2021
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In some cases, the long johns comprised the entire outfit—the models evocative of successful 20-something Twitch streamers, dressed for a rousing day of video games.
—Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 25 Jan. 2021
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These long johns offer a more relaxed fit than your typical thermal leggings.
—Field & Stream, 20 Jan. 2021
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The women's collection continued the body-hugging comfort layer of long johns from menswear, as well as leather gloves fitted with zipped pouches.
—Colleen Barry, Star Tribune, 25 Feb. 2021
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Things are similarly simple on the lower half: lightweight pants, with wool long johns beneath if the situation calls for them.
—Abigail Barronian, Outside Online, 11 Mar. 2023
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But as the group’s adult chaperone, Chelsea Cox, began to drive away on Nov. 9, Rowland — wearing long johns and holding a gun — appeared in the middle of the street, the girls later told investigators.
—Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021
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Learn more › Picking the best long johns means finding base layers that match your activity and temperatures.
—Field & Stream Commerce Team, Field & Stream, 3 Aug. 2023
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In the rain test, both human subjects and mannequins wear a gray cotton T-shirt or long johns beneath rain garments while walking or standing in simulated downpours.
—Scott Yorko, Popular Mechanics, 18 Feb. 2020
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Reach into your winter and summer closets simultaneously and pull out your coat, flip flips, umbrella, sunglasses, wool hat ... and shorts to pull on over your long johns.
—Helaine Williams, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2022
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After that came my Paul Bunyan moment, consisting of long johns and oversized flannel shirts, which occurred in tandem with my extended trip home to Minnesota.
—Madeline Swanson, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2021
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Some exchanged gifts like long johns, liquor and photographs of relatives who couldn’t attend or had died, while others struggled to continue their conversations.
—Washington Post, 21 June 2018
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