How to Use long johns in a Sentence

long johns

plural noun
  • Price and comfort play a part in finding the best pair of long johns.
    — Field & Stream Commerce Team, Field & Stream, 3 Aug. 2023
  • He and his cartoon avatar dressed in red long johns and a Napoleon bicorne hat.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Think long johns and thermals, which are designed to trap body heat and keep you warm in style.
    — Shelby Ying Hyde, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Jan. 2022
  • Teams dress in layers — long johns, hats, gloves and hand warmers for the frigid overnight and morning hours.
    — Susan Montoya Bryan, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Sweaters, scarves and long johns help, but fondue, steaming soups and fireplaces are a lot more fun.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2019
  • There, Lopez pulled on heavy long johns, quick-drying field pants, rain pants, wool socks, two wool shirts, a fleece sweater and a rainshell.
    — Ned Rozell | Alaska Science, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Pull out the long johns for Wednesday, because that will be our coldest and windiest day this week.
    — Bisma Parvez, Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec. 2019
  • And that’s to say nothing about the flames, the newspaper-stealing, and the shot of Carl throwing paint around while wearing long johns and a robe.
    — Vulture, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Unlike my dad’s saggy long johns, these leggings are stylish enough to wear on their own.
    — Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2025
  • These cotton-poly blend thermals are about as classic as long johns come.
    — Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Hunter-McCartin also distributes free socks and long johns to the homeless.
    — Johanna Seltz, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Jan. 2020
  • A number of thru-hikers, climbers, kayakers, skiers, and runners wrote to me over the years, but their problems weren’t about, say, the best way to dry long johns over a campfire.
    — Blair Braverman, Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2025
  • One of them continued napping through most of our visit, then sat up in bed, pulled his uniform over his long johns, and went back to work.
    — Time, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Locals have more than long johns and wool hats to protect them against the elements, however.
    — Jen Rose Smith, National Geographic, 11 Sep. 2020
  • Get everything from knit socks and moccasins to nightgowns, long johns and flannel sets in this adorable pattern.
    — Elizabeth Wallace, CNN Underscored, 11 Nov. 2020
  • Get everything from knit socks and moccasins to nightgowns, long johns and flannel sets in this adorable pattern.
    — Elizabeth Wallace, CNN Underscored, 5 Nov. 2020
  • Get everything from knit socks and moccasins to nightgowns, long johns and flannel sets in this adorable pattern.
    — Elizabeth Wallace, CNN Underscored, 11 Nov. 2020
  • Get everything from knit socks and moccasins to nightgowns, long johns and flannel sets in this adorable pattern.
    — Elizabeth Wallace, CNN Underscored, 11 Nov. 2020
  • Get everything from knit socks and moccasins to nightgowns, long johns and flannel sets in this adorable pattern.
    — Elizabeth Wallace, CNN Underscored, 11 Nov. 2020
  • Get everything from knit socks and moccasins to nightgowns, long johns and flannel sets in this adorable pattern.
    — Elizabeth Wallace, CNN Underscored, 11 Nov. 2020
  • Get everything from knit socks and moccasins to nightgowns, long johns and flannel sets in this adorable pattern.
    — Elizabeth Wallace, CNN Underscored, 11 Nov. 2020
  • Get everything from knit socks and moccasins to nightgowns, long johns and flannel sets in this adorable pattern.
    — Elizabeth Wallace, CNN Underscored, 11 Nov. 2020
  • The long johns by Thermajane are perfect for wearing all winter long.
    — Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The long johns by Thermajane are perfect for wearing all winter long.
    — Kirsten Chanel Webber, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2024
  • Prices start at just $12 on cold weather essentials like glove liners, thermal socks, and long johns.
    — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Paying for high quality long johns will undoubtedly pay off in the long run.
    — Field & Stream Commerce Team, Field & Stream, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Paying for high quality long johns will undoubtedly pay off in the long run.
    — Field & Stream, 20 Jan. 2021
  • Fun fact: Smedley was the original creator of long johns, and made a pair exclusively for the Emperor of Japan.
    — Felicity Carter, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
  • From best-selling long johns to thermal glove liners, this is the winter for layers upon layers.
    — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Inexpensive pairs of tights or long johns can be worn underneath clothes.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN, 10 Jan. 2022

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