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How to pronounce shirtsleeve in English?

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Type Words
Type of arm, sleeve

Examples of shirtsleeve

shirtsleeve
The sun did light Sun Bank and midges got us on a shirtsleeve afternoon.
From the gazetteherald.co.uk
In summer, every shirtsleeve seems to end in an ice cream cone.
From the time.com
He has grease on his shirtsleeve, and the soles on both of his old black shoes are split from the uppers.
From the dispatch.com
You should have about a quarter-inch to a half-inch of shirtsleeve showing below the jacket sleeve.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Brushing her tears with a shirtsleeve she had the idea that children like herself were kennel dogs.
From the denverpost.com
Even laying a disk down on a carpet while changing games or wiping off a smudge with a shirtsleeve can do damage.
From the businessweek.com
Youthful indiscretion tugging at his shirtsleeve.
From the thenewstribune.com
Second, when you sneeze or cough, place your nose and mouth over a disposable tissue or into your shirtsleeve.
From the washingtonpost.com
From where Nagaraj sat, Jane looked like she had slid towards Jack refusing to allow the shirtsleeve to come between her and Jack.
From the washingtonpost.com
More examples
  • The sleeve of a shirt
  • (shirtsleeves) not wearing a jacket; "in your shirtsleeves" means you are not wearing anything over your shirt; "in hot weather they dined in their shirtsleeves"
  • (shirtsleeves) Without special protection, in street clothes
  • An environment inside a vehicle or habitat that enables humans to operate without protective clothing