clothesline
Example Sentences
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In even a light breeze the polyester billows, like a bedsheet on a clothesline, providing enough shade for a family.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
After waters rapidly rose in West Sumatra and submerged his home, Meri Osman said he was "swept away by the current" and clung onto a clothesline until he was rescued.
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025
“One of the things I did to myself is I didn't want the joke attached to time. If time was like a clothesline, I wanted to do it for as long as ever.”
From Salon • May 22, 2024
I use a clothesline made of four shoelaces and aim my three fans to dry everything.
From Slate • Dec. 14, 2023
“Can I have a few yards of clothesline, please, Mamma?” asked Mr. Popper.
From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater
