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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