How to Use cotton in a Sentence

cotton

1 of 2 noun

• They are in the field picking cotton.
• She doesn't wear cotton in the winter.
• Each is made of cotton, so they can be washed and reused.
  — Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2023
• If so, take the cotton out of your ears and put it into your mouth.
  — Bea Lewis, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
• Just wipe off with a cotton round and move on with your routine.
  — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2024
• The soft hand-feel of this hemp and cotton blend is irresistible.
  — Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Mar. 2024
• It’s made of a coconut and beeswax blend with a braided cotton wick.
  — Anna Tingley, Variety, 23 Feb. 2024
• Sock Fancy will send a new pair of fun, cotton crew socks to your door each month.
  — goodhousekeeping.com, 26 May 2023
• This dress is chic and comfortable thanks to the soft cotton and acrylic sweater knit that’s got stretch to spare.
  — Anna Vognsen, Glamour, 8 Mar. 2024
• As the sequence evolved to show workers picking cotton, the dancers swayed in sync.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 24 Apr. 2023
• Cut a piece of cotton batting that measures the size of your pillow top.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
• It’s got a billowy half-zip sweatshirt and shorts, both in a soft, thick cotton blend.
  — Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2023
• Each blanket is made from a light blend of bamboo and cotton.
  — Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 25 Oct. 2023
• It’s designed to support your back and the cotton is so breathable.
  — Kathy Barr, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2023
• Virginia’s one-of-a-kind gown is the first wedding dress from the maison crafted in cotton.
  — Laura Tortora, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2023
• Still, there were hermit crabs and lizards creeping among the sea grapes, as there had been for millions of years, and wild cotton along the edges of the cliffs.
  — Carina Del Valle Schorske, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
• All of the styles have a belly-button rise and are made from a cotton and Spandex blend for a soft yet strong feel.
  — Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 10 Apr. 2024
• The steamer made quick work of the silk blouse, while the cotton shirt and linen pants took slightly longer (no surprises here).
  — Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2024
• Afterward, punch holes in each snowflake and thread through hemp, jute or cotton twine.
  — Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2023
• The mini-length dress is made from soft, lightweight cotton that has a gauzy texture.
  — Rachel Simon, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2024
• Made from a blend of cotton and viscose, the dress is also made with a metallized fiber for a fun amount of sparkle.
  — Carly Totten, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2024
• Once the tinting is complete, excess pigment is removed with the help of a Q-tip and a swipe of damp cotton.
  — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2024
• In the process, dairy cows were replaced by cotton and alfalfa.
  — Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 8 June 2023
• Each piece is made from ring-spun cotton that is absorbent and soft to the touch, according to shoppers.
  — Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 6 Aug. 2023
• There are lots of reasons to be in the market for a lightweight and breathable cotton nightshirt right now.
  — Chaunie Brusie, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2023
• Invest in a small stack of soft cotton or microfiber cloths for best results.
  — Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Mar. 2024
• The plant pots come with a reservoir in the bottom that can hold the extra water, which is then absorbed by the plants through a cotton rope by the plant’s roots.
  — Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2024
• The blend of cotton and linen keeps things cool and breathable while also providing a solid block against the sun.
  — Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2023
• The fabric of this one (undyed cotton) is best for cats who suffer from allergies.
  — Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day Magazine, 13 May 2023
• Compared with a night on my usual cotton sateen sheets, these felt like sleeping on air.
  — Lisa Lombardi, wsj.com, 25 Sep. 2023

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cotton

2 of 2 verb

• Maybe voters didn’t cotton to her valentine to the ’80s, which is a shame.
  — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 23 Nov. 2021
• But the last two months, batters have cottoned onto him.
  — Maria Torres, kansascity, 26 June 2018
• Young women were among the first to cotton on to TikTok’s appeal.
  — Rachel Monroe, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2020
• His loyal readers will cotton to the idea — calico to it! — that the future lies in the fun, and thus that the future is fun.
  — Virginia Heffernan, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2016
• The animals don't cotton to coyotes but are docile and shy toward people and Kias.
  — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 17 Feb. 2020
• But in the past year or so, some manufacturers have cottoned on to the idea and started releasing devices that can keep up with more than a dozen tabs.
  — Dieter Bohn, The Verge, 27 Sep. 2018
• The lad is practically addicted to diving at this stage, but at least everyone seems to be cottoning on to that fact.
  — SI.com, 3 Sep. 2019
• She’s in love with a fresh-faced young sailor (Burke Swanson), whom Serafina, having at last cottoned on to Rosario’s infidelity, treats like a seasoned predator.
  — Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2019
• By the 1980s, the rallying crowd had cottoned on and started sending increasingly specialized cars to Colorado.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2018
• If relay is 15% cheaper than conventional trucking, as Mr Garg claims, others will cotton on.
  — The Economist, 30 Sep. 2017
• But not everyone will cotton to a former business district that still lacks many residential amenities.
  — C. J. Hughes, New York Times, 26 May 2017
• As more players adopted the Panenka, goalkeepers cottoned on.
  — The Economist, 18 July 2019
• Conscious consumers have cottoned onto this, and are now looking for products formulated with zero, or very little, water or those that can be used without (or with less) water.
  — refinery29.com, 6 Feb. 2020
• Induction electric stoves seem to be finally making serious inroads in the American market after many years of slow uptake, as people cotton on to the danger of gas and the nifty properties of induction.
  — Ryan Cooper, The Week, 14 Sep. 2021
• But Liverpool supporters cottoned on to his comments pretty quickly, taking the very first opportunity to correct the two-time Premier League champion.
  — SI.com, 30 Aug. 2019
• Disappointingly, for those of us who cottoned to the folktale of a new economy driven by brilliant little Edisons and Teslas in Everlane, technological breakthroughs were, by 2015, believed to be too easily copied.
  — Wired, 22 Oct. 2019
• Hopefully, moderates will cotton on to these new political realities and join a unified Democratic team.
  — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 13 Sep. 2021
• Maybe voters didn’t cotton to her valentine to the ’80s, which is a shame.
  — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 23 Nov. 2021
• But the last two months, batters have cottoned onto him.
  — Maria Torres, kansascity, 26 June 2018
• Young women were among the first to cotton on to TikTok’s appeal.
  — Rachel Monroe, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2020
• His loyal readers will cotton to the idea — calico to it! — that the future lies in the fun, and thus that the future is fun.
  — Virginia Heffernan, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2016
• The animals don't cotton to coyotes but are docile and shy toward people and Kias.
  — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 17 Feb. 2020
• But in the past year or so, some manufacturers have cottoned on to the idea and started releasing devices that can keep up with more than a dozen tabs.
  — Dieter Bohn, The Verge, 27 Sep. 2018
• The lad is practically addicted to diving at this stage, but at least everyone seems to be cottoning on to that fact.
  — SI.com, 3 Sep. 2019
• She’s in love with a fresh-faced young sailor (Burke Swanson), whom Serafina, having at last cottoned on to Rosario’s infidelity, treats like a seasoned predator.
  — Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2019
• By the 1980s, the rallying crowd had cottoned on and started sending increasingly specialized cars to Colorado.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2018
• If relay is 15% cheaper than conventional trucking, as Mr Garg claims, others will cotton on.
  — The Economist, 30 Sep. 2017
• But not everyone will cotton to a former business district that still lacks many residential amenities.
  — C. J. Hughes, New York Times, 26 May 2017
• As more players adopted the Panenka, goalkeepers cottoned on.
  — The Economist, 18 July 2019
• Conscious consumers have cottoned onto this, and are now looking for products formulated with zero, or very little, water or those that can be used without (or with less) water.
  — refinery29.com, 6 Feb. 2020

Last Updated: 3 May 2024