How do you use Overcoat in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like coat or greatcoat, plus the exact meaning.
Overcoat meaning
- A heavy garment worn over other clothes, for protection from cold or weather.
- An outer coat, an outer coating (of paint, etc).
Using Overcoat
- The main meaning on this page is: A heavy garment worn over other clothes, for protection from cold or weather. | An outer coat, an outer coating (of paint, etc).
- Useful related words include: coat, greatcoat, topcoat, overcoating.
- In the example corpus, overcoat often appears in combinations such as: overcoat and, brown overcoat, black overcoat.
Context around Overcoat
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 13 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Overcoat
- In this selection, "overcoat" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, brown, black, leather, high, carrying and sport stand out and add context to how "overcoat" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a black overcoat that had and a brown overcoat and trousers. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "overcoat" sits close to words such as abbe, abdollahian and abergavenny, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with overcoat
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
His leather overcoat is practically Superman’s cape. (8 words)
He was wearing a brown overcoat and trousers. (8 words)
One even offered the loan of an “overcoat and battledress outfit”. (11 words)
The Queen cut a chic figure as she left Westminster Abbey following a service to mark the centenary of Australia's constitution on 7 July 2000, wearing a sky blue overcoat and a dark blue hat. (36 words)
On one side it’s a suave faux shearling coat that falls down to your mid-calf, then reverse it, and it’s a sumptuous faux suede overcoat. (28 words)
Two Jewish men (center, and at right in overcoat), carrying paint and brushes, were forced to paint ‘Jude’ on the fronts of Jewish-owned businesses, Vienna, Austria, 1938. (28 words)
Example sentences (20)
A gray-bearded Baldwin — who was wearing a brown overcoat, high leather boots and a cowboy hat — could then be seen hoisting himself upright on the horse.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchanwore a black overcoat that had a silver floral design embossed on it.
Dr Smith removed nine black viscose fibres from the victim's navy overcoat which matched black carpet fibres taken from the interior of the Kadett.
His leather overcoat is practically Superman’s cape.
On one side it’s a suave faux shearling coat that falls down to your mid-calf, then reverse it, and it’s a sumptuous faux suede overcoat.
He was wearing a brown overcoat and trousers.
Two Jewish men (center, and at right in overcoat), carrying paint and brushes, were forced to paint ‘Jude’ on the fronts of Jewish-owned businesses, Vienna, Austria, 1938.
A raglan-sleeve cropped overcoat/sport jacket hybrid was a hero piece.
Singh, on the other hand, had stepped out in an overcoat and accessorised it with oversized glasses.
Spotted frequently at the airport, the filmmaker looked dapper in an all-black ensemble which featured an eccentric overcoat.
The first snap saw the celebrity in white underwear under a black leather overcoat that was open at the front.
The Queen cut a chic figure as she left Westminster Abbey following a service to mark the centenary of Australia's constitution on 7 July 2000, wearing a sky blue overcoat and a dark blue hat.
Transitioning into ready-to-wear, Armani made the overcoat the statement piece of the season, with the focus on texture.
But Ralph wasn’t about to let him win in the style stakes, rocking a similar suit and blue overcoat as they hit the streets.
For the show, Lung Overcoat — made up of keyboardist Charles Gruber, guitarist Mark Semmes, drummer Jeff Hoskins and bassist-vocalist Chris Smart — will open for Chameleons Vox.
He stops a man wearing a long black overcoat and a red tie to ask him how to get to the lobby.
On Saturday Princess Michael wore a lilac dress with an embroidered overcoat and her hat featured white feathers which covered the back of her neck.
Priyanka Chopra Jonas had recently stepped out wearing a white crop top that she paired with high-waist denim and a check long overcoat from Bottega Veneta.
One even offered the loan of an “overcoat and battledress outfit”.
The overcoat was always there, not necessarily a longer suit jacket," McLeod said.
Common combinations with overcoat
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- overcoat and 8×
- brown overcoat 2×
- black overcoat 2×
- overcoat that 2×
- leather overcoat 2×
- overcoat is 2×
- an overcoat 2×
- blue overcoat 2×
- the overcoat 2×
- his overcoat 2×