How to Use "Collar" with Example Sentences

collar (adj): a part of a shirt, coat, or jacket that fits around the neck; a leather band that is put around an animal's neck

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Used with adjectives:

"He's wearing an open collar."
(open, button-down, high)

"You forgot to button your shirt collar."
(shirt, coat)

"Fluffy lost his dog collar."
(dog, flea)

Used with verbs:

"Her shirt has a ruffled collar."
(has)

"Does the cat wear a collar?"
(wear, have on)

"She stopped to adjust his collar."
(adjust, fix, straighten)

"He turned up his collar to protect against the cold."
(turned up, pulled up)

"The first thing I do after work is unbutton my collar."
(unbutton, loosen, undo)

Used with nouns:

"What is your collar size?"
(size)

"I need to sew on new collar buttons."
(buttons)