cloth

Example Sentences

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The dung blocks the sun and allows heat to escape, while the rough cloth allows some air to pass through, she explained.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

I make hotpads from worn-out terry cloth towels and I turn fabric scraps into comforter tops.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

They made their vows standing on a cloth embroidered with their names, then moved with their guests to a nearby café.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Though the more famous Lord Cochrane would inspire O’Brian’s Jack Aubrey, Miller was cut from the cloth of Bernard Cornwell’s fictional Richard Sharpe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

“Glamry or no glamry,” she said, approaching with a cloth, “nobody trims my glassware without paying.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell