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vest

A vest is a piece of clothing that covers the chest; a vest is like a shirt with no sleeves. Our suits came complete with vests. The police were wearing bulletproof vests.

vest

provide with power and authority They vested the council with special rights a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat clothe oneself in ecclesiastical garments (= robe) clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical robes place (authority, property, or rights) in the control of a person or group of persons She vested her vast fortune in her two sons become legally vested The property vests in the trustees (= singlet) a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body

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Conjugation vest conjugation

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vest · verb

Examples vest examples

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Simple sentences

Tom wasn't wearing his bulletproof vest.
You need to reverse your vest, it's back to front.
I need to bring this suede vest to the dry-cleaner's.
Tom was wearing a bulletproof vest, so the bullet didn't kill him.
He still has a white vest.
Tom wears a modified fishing vest to hold all his harmonicas when he performs on stage.
Any good negotiator plays his cards close to the vest.
She wore a vest.
Tom took off his bullet-proof vest.
Tom was wearing a bulletproof vest.
If you want to visit me again, I recommend you wear a bullet-proof vest.
Tom was wearing a bulletproof vest, so he didn't get killed.
Tom always wears a life vest.
The police officer wore a bulletproof vest.
Where's your bulletproof vest?
Tom is wearing a bulletproof vest.
Tom was wearing a bullet-proof vest.

Movie subtitles

Leather vest, mustache.
No, that tightwad wouldn't give you. the sleeves out of his vest.
Glad I didn't bring my vest.
He ate your vest last night for dessert.
I'll wear my brown suit, pearl-gray tie and suede vest.
And here's a bit of chain that was attached to Benson's vest.
Here, put this ring in your vest pocket.
Don't have a vest.
But if you don't get away from there. you baby-faced prairie dog, I'll shoot ya right through that fella's vest!
And the way he always has his vest buttoned wrong.
Pull down your vest, and wipe off your chin, and go to hell!
WINOCKI, PUT YOUR VEST ON.
I kind of always knew that behind the cigar ashes on your vest you had a heart as big as a house.
He only lost three buttons off his vest.
Look what he gave me the other night. -No, that tightwad wouldn't give you. the sleeves out of his vest.
This number, for instance. We found it in the vest pocket.
I haven't had any trouble getting them, not with that plantation under your vest.
Well, bulletproof vest, huh?
You removed Benny's bulletproof vest so the police would never know that he'd been living in fear of his life.
So that's what became of the bulletproof vest.
Good. How do you think this would look on the Captain's vest?
I kind of always knew that behind the cigar ashes on your vest. you had a heart as big as a house.
Here, put this ring in your vest pocket. - Don't have a vest.
Pull down your vest.
When Benny skipped out of Mario's tonight he was wearing a bulletproof vest. - What?
Not for a second. I kind of always knew that behind the cigar ashes on your vest. you had a heart as big as a house.
Sorry, but you sat on my vest.
What's that vest?

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