clothed or clad
ˈklad 
; clothing
; clothing
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: to express or enhance by suitably significant language : couch
treaties clothed in stately phraseology
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: to endow especially with power or a quality
… the nobility in which religion and history can clothe humanity.—
D. R. Wallace
D. R. WallaceExamples of clothe in a Sentence
the cost of feeding and clothing your children
they liked to clothe the twins in identical outfits just to confuse people
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After a grueling season that saw Inter Miami play 58 matches over various competitions, Lionel Messi and the pink and black-clad squad capped the Major League Soccer season with its first league championship.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
The video shows another attendee — clad in Minnie Mouse ears and a Disney World jacket — frantically giving chest compressions to the fallen individual, whose current condition remains unclear.
—Jami Ganz, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
Behind the frosted glass door, Cage's character can be seen in silhouette, clad in his signature hat and jacket with an upturned collar, with only his glowing white eyes clearly visible.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025
At the 20th annual ball in 2012, Sylvester Stallone and his eldest daughter, clad in Elie Saab couture, took a sweet spin on the dance floor and were captured chatting by photographers.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
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Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
The video shows another attendee — clad in Minnie Mouse ears and a Disney World jacket — frantically giving chest compressions to the fallen individual, whose current condition remains unclear.
—Jami Ganz, Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2025
Behind the frosted glass door, Cage's character can be seen in silhouette, clad in his signature hat and jacket with an upturned collar, with only his glowing white eyes clearly visible.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025
At the 20th annual ball in 2012, Sylvester Stallone and his eldest daughter, clad in Elie Saab couture, took a sweet spin on the dance floor and were captured chatting by photographers.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for clothe
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“Clothe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clothe. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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