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shirtless

American  
[shurt-lis] / ˈʃɜrt lɪs /

adjective

  1. not wearing a shirt or any clothing on the upper body.

  2. featuring a person or people not wearing shirts or any clothing on the upper body.


Example Sentences

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The then 19-year-old said his video call to the woman had been picked up by "a shirtless man with darkish hair".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Jorge Martin, the 2024 champion who endured a challenging previous season with injuries, was meanwhile spotted walking around shirtless with his racing gloves on.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

He often yelled at employees, and sometimes participated in video meetings shirtless, people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

In the undated photograph, Ratner is seen seated, hugging a shirtless Jean-Luc Brunel, a French modeling agent and an Epstein associate.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

He had the whitest teeth that I had ever seen, and he was shirtless all the time.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah