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

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

The process takes time and is physically exacting; the women must beat the cloth together in rhythm, and to do so they use a tool more commonly associated with sailors pulling ropes: They sing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

I try to steady my voice, hiding my sheet-white face by scraping a cloth over it.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse