How to Use textile in a Sentence
textile
noun- They import fine silk textiles from China.
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Where buildings were hard and cold, Liebes’ textiles were warm and soft.
— Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 July 2023 -
The reason: The Charles River ran through the town with enough speed to power a textile mill.
— Konrad Putzier, WSJ, 9 Feb. 2022 -
The textile mill was one of the largest employers in the area for several decades, Looney said.
— Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Dec. 2021 -
So go ahead, buy a good textile cleaner and cozy up a nook in your culinary space.
— Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 9 Dec. 2022 -
There are a lot of things San Diego textile artist Gloria Hazel loves about quilting.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2021 -
This was a textile with blue leaves and flower baskets on a pale background.
— Vulture, 9 Feb. 2023 -
In the decades before Scott’s birth, in 1972, the area around Gladys was home to furniture and textile factories.
— Charles Duhigg, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2023 -
Our textiles experts even named it the best mattress for side sleepers with back pain.
— Samantha Jones, Good Housekeeping, 24 July 2023 -
Above one of them, a textile piece by artist Eric N. Mack adds warmth and gravitas.
— Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 16 Jan. 2025 -
Rich textiles give the room a cozy yet modern feel, while the king-size bed provides a comfortable night’s sleep.
— Ryan Smith, Travel + Leisure, 17 Dec. 2024 -
The shop resembled a library, but for textiles instead of texts.
— Nina Mesfin, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023 -
The products are all made from pre-consumer denim scraps and are made in a zero-waste textile mill.
— Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2021 -
Joining the bird watchers are soap makers and textile weavers.
— Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Oct. 2021 -
Stephen Hamilton, a young textile artist with a heroic impulse, gives me hope.
— Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2022 -
More fun fabrics carry the textile motif throughout the home.
— Katy Kiick Condon, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023 -
Be sure to visit the Carmel Market — Tel Aviv's most popular — for unique textiles, spices, herbs, tea, and fresh foods.
— Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 12 Oct. 2023 -
The textile is more intimate than a canvas, which could not pull the way this woven fabric does.
— Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Feb. 2023 -
The custom upholstered bench in the upstairs lounge of the main house features a striped textile from Lee Jofa.
— Leilani Marie Labong, Architectural Digest, 25 Nov. 2024 -
The historic factory has been around since the 17th century and at one point made textiles for Louis XIV.
— Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2024 -
The lining of the bags is made of a coarse cotton textile known in the Amazon as tocuyo, which is hand-painted with vegetal dyes.
— Joelle Diderich, WWD, 10 Oct. 2024 -
When the heat index rises, there really is no better fabric to put on than linen, a textile made from the fibers of the flax plant.
— Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 July 2023 -
Only about 15 percent of textiles in the US gets reused or recycled each year.
— Izzie Ramirez, Vox, 9 Sep. 2024 -
Give in to trends with an accent wall color or textile like a sofa pillow or rug.
— oregonlive, 13 Jan. 2023 -
Gallery Gramma Epsilon from Athens showed works by women artists, many of whom worked with textiles.
— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 1 Nov. 2024 -
In that decade, the event itself has grown, and with it, the Nigerian fashion and textile industries.
— Ashley Simpson, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Nov. 2021 -
State's textiles school and leader of the class, said there's a huge gap in the clothing market for accessible clothes.
— Zachery Eanes, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025 -
Her father worked in the textile business, and her mother was a homemaker.
— Elsa Dixler, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2023 -
Amy Freeman has the scoop on textile recycling, a nascent industry that aims to keep your old jeans out of the landfill.
— Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2021 -
The sneakers also use a mix of suede, textile, and mesh materials to achieve a simple, sleek look.
— Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2024
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