How to Use textile in a Sentence

textile

noun
  • They import fine silk textiles from China.
  • Where buildings were hard and cold, Liebes’ textiles were warm and soft.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 July 2023
  • This was a textile with blue leaves and flower baskets on a pale background.
    Vulture, 9 Feb. 2023
  • In the decades before Scott’s birth, in 1972, the area around Gladys was home to furniture and textile factories.
    Charles Duhigg, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Our textiles experts even named it the best mattress for side sleepers with back pain.
    Samantha Jones, Good Housekeeping, 24 July 2023
  • The shop resembled a library, but for textiles instead of texts.
    Nina Mesfin, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
  • More fun fabrics carry the textile motif throughout the home.
    Katy Kiick Condon, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Be sure to visit the Carmel Market — Tel Aviv's most popular — for unique textiles, spices, herbs, tea, and fresh foods.
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The textile is more intimate than a canvas, which could not pull the way this woven fabric does.
    Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Feb. 2023
  • The historic factory has been around since the 17th century and at one point made textiles for Louis XIV.
    Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2024
  • When the heat index rises, there really is no better fabric to put on than linen, a textile made from the fibers of the flax plant.
    Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 July 2023
  • Give in to trends with an accent wall color or textile like a sofa pillow or rug.
    oregonlive, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Her father worked in the textile business, and her mother was a homemaker.
    Elsa Dixler, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The sneakers also use a mix of suede, textile, and mesh materials to achieve a simple, sleek look.
    Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The vivid green is picked up elsewhere via artwork, accessories and textiles.
    Kim Cook, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
  • The Glen Affric tartan is one of more than 300 objects included in the show, which traces the global history of the textile.
    Carolyn Hagler, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Women did lots of different things, like the cloth trade and brewing and different kinds of textile work.
    Hazlitt, 18 Jan. 2023
  • The fabric is a blend of recycled polyester and spandex for a more sustainable textile.
    Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping, 21 Mar. 2023
  • This cheerful laundry room designed by Mark D. Sikes features multiple patterns and textiles to break up the blues—and the monotony of the job at hand.
    House Beautiful, 28 Apr. 2023
  • By 1900, the use of this ‘green gold’ as a major industrial textile had brought prosperity to the city.
    Claire Marie Healy, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2023
  • They’re made with a textile lining and insole, as well as a synthetic outsole.
    Phoebe Sklansky, Health, 28 June 2023
  • With a portion of the film made in embroidery inspired by Gujarati textiles, the project aims to this aspect of Indian culture to the world.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
  • While textile recycling is still quite rare, there are initiatives which are leading the way.
    Vogue, 9 Jan. 2023
  • The Adilette slides wrap your feet onto a contoured footbed with light cushioning and a textile lining on the upper to keep you comfortable.
    Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Its 51 rooms, for example, are furnished with local decor and textiles.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Bavlnka folds and rolls the material into a little bundle, wraps it in string and steams it in a pot, which pulls the dye from the plant materials and binds it to the textile.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2023
  • These stories are a glimpse of how textiles are merely mediums through which to transmit from another place.
    The Editors, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Its textile industry, accounting for around 60% of its exports, has come on a verge of closure.
    Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 16 Jan. 2023
  • This lightweight pair from Todd Snyder has long been a brand staple and comes in various textiles and patterns.
    Chadner Navarro, Travel + Leisure, 27 Feb. 2024
  • How to get the look: Bud vases, sculptural ceramic accents, cozy textiles.
    Sean Santiago, ELLE Decor, 8 Sep. 2023

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