linen
Example Sentences
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Tattered sweaters, linen T-shirts, parachute shirts and “bondage suits” are printed with slogans that read “Only anarchists are pretty” and “Anarchist punk gang.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
“A good pair of denim and a linen blazer over that would be really cute. Whites also look good with clay.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Last year the trademark was registered in more than a dozen product categories in Australia, including cookware and table linen.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
But he warned: "The linen backing is weakened by age, and the wool embroidery threads are vulnerable to stress."
From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026
On every bed lay a muddy-green blanket, with no linen and no pillow.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
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