Example sentences for: shirtsleeves

How can you use “shirtsleeves” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Bush is in shirtsleeves despite the fact that it's rather cool outside, suggesting that he too is keenly aware of his visuals.

  • McGreevey's in his shirtsleeves, not in Armani; he's looking us in the eye, not giving us the back of his head (and his policy) while playing to the crowd; he speaks our language--even if it sounds formulaic ("we need to change our priorities"), it isn't Whitman's mechanical palaver.

  • "He scared me to death, until I began to realize that Jim Lindsay was the kind of man who would roll up his shirtsleeves and work right beside you."

  • The others, in shirtsleeves, look on attentively.


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