cloth

Example Sentences

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During the hottest hours, many retreat to makeshift huts -- frames of sticks draped with coarse homespun cloth, plastered with wild donkey dung.

From Barron's • May 10, 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 its smell is hardly appetizing, the cloth is surrounded by a group of women, each with her hands on the folds to knead, slap, punch and beat the cloth into shape.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

A wet loop of woolen cloth lies upon the table.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The cloth over my mouth was making it hard to breathe, and I yanked it down around my neck so the cold night air could fill my lungs.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin