How to Use clothe in a Sentence

clothe

verb
  • The next, the test subjects might be clad only in underwear in the cold.
    Rachel S. Gross, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2019
  • And then there came Buckner, limping from the shower, clad only in a towel at the waist.
    Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
  • Ryan was apparently fully clothed while Christine was naked in the main bedroom of the house.
    Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Many of the struggling companies are clothing sellers, who are likely to see sales dry up even more if shoppers cut spending or change their shopping habits in a downturn.
    Marc Bain, Quartz, 20 Sep. 2019
  • But running through that black- and white-clad pile of humanity, just behind the of scrimmage was Marquise Goodwin.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2019
  • Traditionally, Burmese parents have sent their children to be monks or nuns when the family can’t afford to feed, clothe, and educate them.
    Mark Orwoll, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2019
  • The musical grinds to a halt whenever Norma is offstage and a chorus of showbiz wannabes, clad in cargo pants and hoodies, scavenge for their next meal ticket.
    Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Tucci, clothed in luxurious vestments, plays Bellini, a cardinal wrestling with his own ambitions.
    Esther Zuckerman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Play also needs to be internally motivated and should carry no material interest—players may grow stronger or faster, but play should not feed, clothe or pay them.
    Francisco Luongo, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2019
  • When you’re clad in a bathing suit and underwater, everything seems more porous, more proximate somehow as everyone’s splashes ripple through the water.
    Vanessa Hua, SFChronicle.com, 18 Sep. 2019
  • In the sketch, Yang cosplays as the Brit phenom, clad in all black with matching shades and a luscious wavy wig, all emulating the Grammy nominee.
    Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The song was delivered in energetic fashion by Juicy J, who emerged clad in a black trench coat, shades, and a red bandana around his neck, prompting attendees in the building to sing along to the track.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 15 Oct. 2024
  • The case in terms of the Ukraine misconduct is iron-clad.
    BostonGlobe.com, 24 Nov. 2019
  • The room is now lighter and brighter, with walls sheathed in rippling beech wood and the stage clad in white oak.
    Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2023
  • And the only noise in the Tampa arena was by the fans clad in red who’d made the trip north.
    Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2024
  • About a dozen cousins sat a few feet from him, clad in campaign gear.
    Nick Corasaniti, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2019
  • These are the places that the elite gentlemen of the last two centuries went to shop and get clothed.
    James Powel, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2024
  • Men and women clad in church clothes line up their cars along the curb and make their way to a gravesite.
    Caren Chesler, Popular Mechanics, 8 Nov. 2019
  • All day with the chain gang for 30 days, feed and clothe us and everything.
    Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2021
  • The winning pair then go out on a date — fully clothed.
    Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023
  • The main house, a long, low-slung black fortress clad in wood and glass, hunkers down on a windswept plateau.
    Mark David, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Click on to clothe your summer selves in the coolest, chicest fabric around.
    Kate Spencer, refinery29.com, 20 Apr. 2021
  • Saint Laurent celebrated femmes fatales, clad in everything from oversized suits to blouses unbuttoned to the navel and sheer, figure-hugging ensembles.
    Alice Pfeiffer, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The singer was clad in her signature cutout dress, knee-high boots and long braids.
    Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Tiffani Evans laced her fingers with the women clothed in all black.
    Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2023
  • Gentry, clad in a vest and top hat, is believed to appear in the left half of the image.
    Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 7 Dec. 2019
  • The exterior is clad in gray walls with a flat roof, clean lines, and panes of glass.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Roughly one-third of the structure was clad with granite blocks.
    Bradford Betz, Fox News, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The album cover is in grayscale, with Swift lying on a bed of white sheets clad in all black.
    Lauren Huff, EW.com, 6 Feb. 2024
  • If the blanket doesn’t come with one, just be sure to be fully clothed when using it.
    Andrea Wurzburger, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2023

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