How to Use clothes in a Sentence

clothes

plural noun
  • Flood has told the linemen to leave their dirty clothes on her front porch.
    Steve Hartman, CBS News, 24 Sep. 2021
  • Take a bath, scrub it all off, take a shower, throw out your clothes, tell no one.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2021
  • But, this little piece of genius isn't just a flat-iron for your clothes.
    Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 25 Sep. 2021
  • For now though, human hands will have to remain involved in making our clothes.
    Harris Quinn, Wired, 27 Sep. 2021
  • Having sweated through my clothes for many summer shows there over the years, this is a godsend.
    Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Oct. 2021
  • In the evenings, Haitians washed their clothes in public sinks, draping wet clothing over the handrails around the center.
    Dianne Solis, Dallas News, 25 Sep. 2021
  • The woman appeared to be wearing the same clothes as the woman in the original video that went viral.
    oregonlive, 4 Oct. 2021
  • In the second, the duo loosened up in some more casual clothes while Stallone fooled around with a guitar on a small stage.
    Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 7 Oct. 2021
  • Praytor said Glenn was in plain clothes but was identifiable as a police officer.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 7 Oct. 2021
  • McGurren also alleged Ferguson harassed her about her clothes, often telling her what to wear.
    Christy Gutowski, chicagotribune.com, 5 Oct. 2021
  • The relaxed nature of the event called for clothes that felt effortless, and in a vibrant red pantsuit with an oversized cape coat, Markle provided just that.
    Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2021
  • Executives hope to show consumers that Madewell clothes are long-lasting and the company cares about sustainability.
    Ann-Marie Alcántara, WSJ, 23 Sep. 2021
  • Thinking there might be other kids and parents looking for clothes that weren't gender stereotyped, Iyer started a Kickstarter campaign.
    Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 6 Oct. 2021
  • Runyon fled the home, turning up hours later at the home of a random Lake Wales couple, wearing bloody clothes and telling them he'd been raped, according to the sheriff.
    CBS News, 4 Oct. 2021
  • Anna Mason clothes are feminine, wearable and timeless, the opposite of disposable, fast fashion.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 22 Sep. 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
  • 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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