Sheskey shot Blake while holding onto his shirt after officers unsuccessfully used a Taser on him, the Wisconsin Justice Department said.
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That’s made her a favorite among LGBTQ people, many of whom still wear “For the People” shirts from her presidential campaign.
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The self-described “personal air sanitizer” sprays chlorine dioxide gas from a badge that customers are encouraged to wear on their backpacks or shirts.
Environment Report: One Way to Force Companies to Emit Less Carbon|MacKenzie Elmer|August 10, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Some of the researchers strapped a capacitor onto their shirts and ran.
Working up a sweat may one day power up a device|Carolyn Wilke|June 29, 2020|Science News For Students
That may be because there hadn’t been enough sweat on the runners’ shirts to fully wet the supercapacitor.
Working up a sweat may one day power up a device|Carolyn Wilke|June 29, 2020|Science News For Students
Prices are relatively inexpensive and come in at around 135 euros for a shirt or 35 euros for hand woven boxers.
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A smirking Ramone is shown wearing both a CBGB shirt and heavy gold chains, posing next to an enormous boombox.
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For James, wearing the shirt was “more of a shout-out to the family more than anything,” he told the Akron Beacon Journal.
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He took his hand off the car and put it back underneath his shirt.
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There, he first picked up needle and thread to mend the shirt of an SS guard who had just beaten him.
From Auschwitz to the White House: One Tailor’s American Tale|Martin Greenfield|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A giant Irishman was standing there, with shirt collar and vest unbuttoned, and no coat on.
Following the Equator, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
The first thing I did was to turn down the sleeves of my shirt and put on my coat.
The City in the Clouds|C. Ranger Gull
A shirt was provided for me, painted with vermilion, mixed with grease.
The American Indians|Henry R. Schoolcraft
About, it was at least a week later, sir, an FBI man brought the shirt over and showed it to me.
Warren Commission (2 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Jim Pollock, smoking comfortably in his shirt sleeves before his fire, was not so worried.
The Rules of the Game|Stewart Edward White
British Dictionary definitions for shirt
shirt
/ (ʃɜːt) /
noun
a garment worn on the upper part of the body, esp by men, usually of light material and typically having a collar and sleeves and buttoning up the front
short for nightshirt, undershirt
keep your shirt oninformalrefrain from losing your temper (often used as an exhortation to another)
put one's shirt oninformalto bet all one has on (a horse, etc)
lose one's shirt oninformalto lose all one has on (a horse, etc)
Word Origin for shirt
Old English scyrte; related to Old English sceortshort, Old Norse skyrta skirt, Middle High German schurz apron
Why Do We Call It A “Wife Beater” Shirt?There’s no better time to take wife beater, the slang term for that ubiquitous sleeveless white shirt, to the dump for good. But, how did the violent term become associated with a piece of clothing anyway? For that, we take an etymological and sartorial tour through time.