How to Use dry-clean in a Sentence

dry-clean

verb

• Just imagine having to dry-clean the same cape for decades, since the film is set in the present.
  — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2023
• All boxes ship free, and your clothes arrive dry-cleaned and ready to wear.
  — Stacey Nguyen, Peoplemag, 30 Mar. 2023
• Some comforters may be washed and dried; others may need to be dry-cleaned.
  — Maria V. Charbonneaux, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 June 2023
• For care, the brand recommends hand-washing or dry-cleaning the sweater.
  — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 19 Oct. 2023
• Always be sure to refer to the tag on your comforter, as many down comforters are dry-clean only.
  — Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2024
• However, some must be dry-cleaned, hand-washed, or spot treated only.
  — Erica Reagle, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2023
• For extra protection, cover each of your pieces with a plastic dry-cleaning bag.
  — Austa Somvichian-Clausen, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2023
• Do note, however, that this set is dry-clean only, so keeping this one crisp and clean may be challenging (or expensive, to say the least).
  — Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2023
• As chief stew, Daisy oversees the yacht service, from cleaning up the cabins, to serving guests food and wine, to washing and dry-cleaning their (usually tacky) clothes.
  — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2023
• The dry-cleaning business is on the path between Pameacha Pond and a grassy marsh, and every year, from May through September, the turtles go from the pond to the marsh to lay their eggs and then make the return journey with their hatchlings.
  — Catherine Garcia, The Week, 20 July 2023
• More oversized blankets, quilts, or duvet covers should be laundered or dry-cleaned before being stored for the season.
  — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 21 Mar. 2024
• About two months before Olga ate that cheesecake, Ruben, who ran a nearby dry-cleaning business, met a woman on a Russian dating site.
  — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 3 June 2023
• On October 17, Fox was spotted in the streets of London wearing a literal dry-cleaning pick-up as a dress, complete with a plastic bag covering the clothes.
  — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 19 Oct. 2023
• Cotton tank tops can usually be thrown in the washer and dryer without worry, but tank tops that are made from wool, rayon, silk, or certain polyester blends might be better off hand-washed and hung to dry or even dry-cleaned.
  — Kaitlyn McInnis, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2023
• Elaborate fabric treatments, such as Roman shades or any panel with lining and trim, typically need to be dry-cleaned.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Feb. 2024
• While most pillow styles are machine washable, some are dry-clean only, have front-load washing machine limitations or do best with spot-only treatments.
  — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 27 July 2023
• All clothing that is donated should be dry-cleaned or laundered beforehand because many clients will go directly to an interview from Dress for Success.
  — Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News, 7 May 2023
• Some inserts require commercial-size machine washing while others are dry-clean only.
  — Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
• Smaller municipalities that can’t compete with such extravagant offers have tried other methods of retention, including free gym memberships and dry-cleaning services.
  — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024

Last Updated: 9 Nov 2024