Lexicographical Neighbors of Shirtsleeved
Literary usage of Shirtsleeved
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Writings of Bret Harte by Bret Harte (1896)
"The rough shirtsleeved ranchman had developed, during the last four months, into
an equally blunt but soberly dressed proprietor. His keen, energetic face, ..."
2. Confessions of Boyhood by John Albee (1910)
"Uncle Lyman and I went barefooted and shirtsleeved all summer. He never had a
linen shirt or collar; but how fine he looked in a snowy white cotton shirt ..."
3. Action Front by Boyd Cable, Ernest Andrew Ewart (1916)
"He pulled back his tunic sleeve, held his shirtsleeved arm up the moment the next
wave came, and motioned a reply. "He's in a hole o' some sort," said ..."
4. Neither Left Nor Right: Selected Columns by Tibor R. Machan (2004)
"The most conspicuous element of the scene was the constant milling about of
shirtsleeved officials, collecting bribes for (mostly false) promises to let a ..."
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