clothe

Example Sentences

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“If I have money, I can dream of many things. But if I have no money, how do we eat? How do we clothe ourselves? Where would we live?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

I take the injunction to welcome the stranger and to feed and clothe very seriously.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2024

“To work with an 86-piece orchestra and to cast, clothe, rehearse, corral and pay 128 performers is expensive, and to protect their voices, we can only play twice a week.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2024

“Not only is food very expensive, but school supplies have also doubled in price. I also have to clothe my children and, above all, deal with their illnesses,” the 65-year-old said.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2023

Lee had been their contact with the adult world, and Lee had managed not only to raise, feed, clothe, and dis- cipline the boys, but he had also given them a respect for their father.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck