towel
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Noskova hid under her towel towards the end of the second set and did the same again in the moments after securing a testing victory.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
So I lay on the floor of the bathroom with a towel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
“For example, after cleaning a window, I’ll let the paper towel dry and save it under the sink. Later, I use it to clean up muddy messes or pet accidents.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
He kept a towel draped over his right hand for almost the entire game to cover the black brace covering his wrist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
Turing wipes his hands on a greasy towel as he talks.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
Searle thanked the public for all the help she was offered, including the man who donated 80 vintage tea towels to help replace those lost.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
The Declaration of Independence appeared on highball glasses, tea towels and collectible plates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
New York has designated hundreds of public buildings as cooling centers, extended public swimming pool hours, dispatched volunteers to check on vulnerable residents, and opened "pop up" cooling stations with misting fans and wet towels.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
I told her I would take care of the towels and bed linen, etc.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
It was so hot that the moisture was all gone from the kitchen towels they had tied around their faces, and Akira and Dodger were almost completely dry from their dip in the pool.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
Gary offered Noah his paddle eraser then toweled off the top of his bare head.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025
He regularly toweled off his clubs, wiped down his shoes before putting and took on and off his black sleeveless vest.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 18, 2022
At Bolsa Chica State Beach in Orange County, surfers toweled off in the parking lot as glassy waves broke on the sand, although officially the shoreline was closed.
From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2021
After whisking him out of the Jogger, I carried him into the house, laid him on his big changing table, removed his drenched clothes, toweled him off, and dressed him in dry clothes.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2019
She unfastened the brooch, took off her shawl, and toweled her dripping face.
From "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbit
That meant the roof needed to come on, and the court be towelled down.
From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2022
She sat in the shade, her light-brown hair pulled into a tight knot and slicked dark with sweat, and towelled off her powerful arms.
From The New Yorker ● May 29, 2019
When I glanced over as we towelled off during the break, he didn’t look nearly as tired as I hoped.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 18, 2016
He washed his hands and face and towelled himself dry, making little sound.
From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury
He towelled himself vigorously, making the muscles of his biceps ripple, then he sat down on the rocks and reached for his pipe.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
After a thorough rinsing and before toweling them dry, I give my scallops a milk bath, letting them soak for as long as it takes to prep my ingredients.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2024
Ruidiaz posted to his Instagram stories video of teammates toweling off.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 9, 2024
Medvedev said he felt dizzy afterward and that both he and Rublev rubbed their faces raw by toweling off so frequently.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 6, 2023
Boxy ladies-who-lunch skirt suits had been made from carefully fringed black toweling, and all of it was marked by the tribal signage of the crescent moon that has become Ms. Serre’s equivalent of a logo.
From New York Times ● Sep. 25, 2019
He yanked some extra clothes from his bag and started toweling off Hazel’s face, but it didn’t do much good.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
And so today Rangers will head to Celtic Park, fearing an almighty towelling.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 12, 2017
But Spicer’s statement that the president “definitely” did not wear a bathrobe was called into question when old photographs of Trump rugged up in towelling and terry cloth were circulated on social media.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 7, 2017
It is modern, covers 800 acres, employs 14,000 and produces a steady 90 tonnes of towelling a day.
From Economist ● Jul. 9, 2015
A few minutes later he came out, dressed and towelling his hair dry.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 28, 2015
Mack came back dabbing at his mouth with wet towelling.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
