blue jeans

plural noun

Definition of blue jeansnext
as in cargo pants

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Recent Examples of blue jeans Marine Serre showed its signature crescent print on long shorts and short circle skirts, and The Row went back to basics with inky blue jeans and an undone white button-down shirt. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026 Consider this proof that straight-leg blue jeans are the cornerstone of any fall capsule wardrobe—and the easiest way to make the simplest outfit look effortlessly polished. — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2026 Said, wearing blue jeans and a sweater, remained expressionless for most of the hourlong hearing in The Hague as presiding Judge Miatta Maria Samba described the inhumane conditions detainees endured at the prison in the capital, Bangui. — Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026 Her husband, on the other hand, kept things a little more simple, wearing a green plaid shirt by Ami Paris with blue jeans and a baseball cap sporting the name of his alcohol-free beer brand, Bero. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 19 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for blue jeans
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blue jeans
  1. cargo pants
  2. jeans
Plural Noun
  • In this new-old world there are cargo pants, slip dresses and swooning for Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy’s minimalism.
    — Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Wear a little leather jacket over bandanna print balloon cargo pants with a beaded necklace.
    — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of cargo pants
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  • Here are five blazer-and-jeans outfit ideas to try this spring.
    — India Roby, Glamour, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Amazon Essentials Glove Ballet Flats These Amazon Essentials glove-style ballet flats are comfortable (thanks to a memory foam insole), supremely in-budget, and add instant polish to even the simplest T-shirt-and-jeans outfit.
    — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 31 Jan. 2026
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