the cloth

noun

: Christian priests and ministers : clergy
He has great respect for the cloth.
He is a man of the cloth.

Examples of the cloth in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Nearly 15 years ago, Remi Haygood was a piece of fabric in the cloth of corporate America. Kadee Blakely, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024 Step 2: Fold the top rounded edge of the cloth toward the center, about a third of the way down. Hannah Chubb, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024 The bishops urged radical change: Grant priestly powers to married men, breaking with the bedrock tenet of clerical celibacy, and increase the reach of the cloth. Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 17 Feb. 2024 The thread number and stitch method are combined to make embroidering easy, and the pattern on the cloth is water soluble and disappears when exposed to water. Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2024 The statue’s body is made from a mixture of resin, polyurethane and marble powder, while the cloth tunic is made from gold leaf and plaster. Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2024 Juarez took the cloth off the trophy and the crowd erupted in applause, followed later by fireworks that shot up in the night sky. Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024 Gather the cloth together and squeeze out as much moisture as possible, over the sink. Bonnie S. Benwick, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024 The dust that accumulates during this time of year is no more visible than dust at any other time of the year, but, when Angela wipes the surfaces in the apartment with a microfibre cloth, the cloth ends up not the usual gray but a more alarming black. Clare Sestanovich, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023

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“The cloth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20cloth. Accessed 30 Mar. 2024.

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