woolen

Example Sentences

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By the 1980s tiny Mauritius, with a population of approximately one million, became the third-largest exporter of woolen knitwear in the world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

These materials are the difference between a dark winter sweater and a bright summer tank top, a luxurious cashmere scarf versus rough woolen mittens.

From Slate • Sep. 2, 2025

Benedict left on Celestine’s tomb a pallium — the simple white woolen stole that is a symbol of the papacy.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2023

So, on a recent morning, two dozen partisans, men and women from their early 20s to mid 70s, wrapped in heavy coats and woolen hats, stood in their yard.

From New York Times • Dec. 25, 2022

I counted out three hundred and fifty sheets of corrasable bond from my mother's stock in the hall closet, secreted away under a pile of old felt hats and clothes brushes and woolen scarves.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath