How to Use clothes in a Sentence
clothes
plural noun-
At a minimum, jumper cables, flashlight, gloves, a hat and warm clothes.
— Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 26 Nov. 2021 -
The actors enter in street clothes and change into their costumes before our eyes.
— Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 12 Nov. 2021 -
Recently, a non-fashion friend asked me to describe Rachel Comey’s clothes.
— Faran Krentcil, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Nov. 2021 -
Or get clothes made out of Alpaca clothing from All Things Alpaca.
— Sean McDonnell, cleveland, 27 Nov. 2021 -
The rowdy style, the socially conscious lyrics and the artists’ clothes were all too different from what was common at the time.
— Ramon Pacheco Pardo, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2021 -
Police believe three or four suspects, all males wearing dark-colored clothes, were involved in the shooting.
— Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 23 Nov. 2021 -
Items requested include warm jackets, pants, hats, socks, shoes, gloves, tents, hand warmers, sleeping bags, tarps, blankets, scarves, boots and other winter clothes.
— oregonlive, 22 Nov. 2021 -
The deputies, who were in unmarked vehicles and, aside from bulletproof vests, wearing plain clothes, charged in as Melvin, Sands and two others left the mall.
— Jeff Weiner, orlandosentinel.com, 17 Nov. 2021 -
Butler left the bench at the close of the first quarter in the loss to the Lakers, later returning in street clothes, as the Heat blew a nine-point fourth-quarter lead.
— Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 11 Nov. 2021 -
In lieu of models, the clothes were 3D modeled on headless, floating figures, giving the presentation a ghostly feel.
— CNN, 24 Nov. 2021 -
Before the march, swarms of police in plain clothes encircled the homes of activists and independent journalists, preventing them from leaving.
— Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2021 -
The purchase of athleisure clothes, as these wardrobe items are known, boomed last year, and the surge in demand has continued this year — which has aggravated numerous pain points within apparel’s long supply chain.
— NBC news, 24 Nov. 2021 -
And the artist should wear the clothes, not the other way around.
— Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 Oct. 2022 -
From the clothes, to the car, to the beautiful Cali house on the hill.
— Daniela Avila, PEOPLE.com, 15 Apr. 2022 -
Isn’t life more than food and the body more than clothes?
— Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 15 Nov. 2022 -
The clothes, concept, and props like the sword were just so cool.
— Sarah Han, Allure, 19 Dec. 2021 -
Two seemed to be dressed in clothes that weren’t their own.
— Erika Kinetz, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Oct. 2022 -
The clothes that would fit her were found on the children’s racks.
— Paula Rees, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2022 -
In turn, viewers could buy the clothes at the click of a button.
— Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2022 -
There’s a roof overhead with a bed and a place to store clothes.
— oregonlive, 30 July 2022 -
His clothes aren’t timeless in the usual sense of the word: the classics, the safe bets.
— Véronique Hyland, ELLE, 15 Nov. 2022 -
This isn’t the first time Ye has designed clothes, right?
— Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 20 Jan. 2022 -
The summer of heat waves means two things: less clothes and more skin.
— Jillian Ruffo, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 July 2022 -
And that's where storage bags come in to save the day, or save your clothes at least.
— Isabel Calkins Mata, PEOPLE.com, 7 Apr. 2022 -
What were the clothes that defined this specific part of the ‘80s?
— Sara Klausing, Men's Health, 25 July 2022 -
And what about the clothes that hang in your closet unworn?
— Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2022 -
Hang your shoes with the rest of your clothes in a closet shoe rack that can hold 18 pairs.
— Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 30 Sep. 2022 -
Most of my clothes are draped over a couch in the office or still stacked in boxes.
— Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Oct. 2022 -
The right clothes can make a big difference in the outdoors, not only for comfort but for survival.
— Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 29 Jan. 2023 -
The clothes serve him like camouflage rather than enhancement.
— Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2023
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