clothed or clad
ˈklad 
; clothing
; clothing
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: to express or enhance by suitably significant language : couch
treaties clothed in stately phraseology
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: to endow especially with power or a quality
the nobility in which religion and history can clothe humanity—
D. R. Wallace
D. R. WallaceExamples of clothe in a Sentence
the cost of feeding and clothing your children
they liked to clothe the twins in identical outfits just to confuse people
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Thousands of Filipinos massed in the capital on the main Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, a historic highway known by its acronym EDSA, many either clad in white or wearing a white ribbon, and braving extreme heat and rain.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 21 Sep. 2025
My 8-year-old big sister, Lisa, clothed in her first communion dress and veil, her treasured rosary draped in her hands, lay motionless and cold amid the white silken lining, her head upon a white satin pillow.
—Patti Newton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Fans began cheering as soon as the guitar riffs started, and sang every word of Dua’s cover of the 1978 track with her and her band, all clad in black.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
Deep underground, there is resentment between two families fueled by a claustrophobic enviroment, while the super rich guests are looked after by workers clad in orange.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 21 Sep. 2025
My 8-year-old big sister, Lisa, clothed in her first communion dress and veil, her treasured rosary draped in her hands, lay motionless and cold amid the white silken lining, her head upon a white satin pillow.
—Patti Newton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Fans began cheering as soon as the guitar riffs started, and sang every word of Dua’s cover of the 1978 track with her and her band, all clad in black.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
Deep underground, there is resentment between two families fueled by a claustrophobic enviroment, while the super rich guests are looked after by workers clad in orange.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for clothe
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“Clothe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clothe. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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