How to Use clothes in a Sentence

clothes

plural noun
  • Matthews was in street clothes with his right arm in a sling.
    Chuck Carlton, Dallas News, 11 Sep. 2021
  • Put Nurk in street clothes and tell him to use his good hand?
    oregonlive, 15 Jan. 2021
  • And the artist should wear the clothes, not the other way around.
    Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 Oct. 2022
  • The clothes that would fit her were found on the children’s racks.
    Paula Rees, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2022
  • There’s a roof overhead with a bed and a place to store clothes.
    oregonlive, 30 July 2022
  • The clothes, concept, and props like the sword were just so cool.
    Sarah Han, Allure, 19 Dec. 2021
  • And her pants and her clothes … were in the floorboard by her feet.
    Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 12 June 2021
  • Flood has told the linemen to leave their dirty clothes on her front porch.
    Steve Hartman, CBS News, 24 Sep. 2021
  • Madewell, as the name suggests, is known for clothes that are made well.
    Jamie Ueda, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2020
  • My clothes were wrong, my jokes were stupid, other kids didn’t like me.
    Ed Kressy, Washington Post, 14 May 2022
  • Jeremiah would give you the clothes off his back and not think twice about it.
    Michelle Hunter | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 18 Nov. 2020
  • The duo, at the end of the day, is wearing clothes from the same brand.
    Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 23 July 2021
  • In turn, viewers could buy the clothes at the click of a button.
    Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2022
  • And that's where storage bags come in to save the day, or save your clothes at least.
    Isabel Calkins Mata, PEOPLE.com, 7 Apr. 2022
  • This nylon option is roomy enough to hold up to three loads of clothes.
    Karla Pope, Woman's Day, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Then, come wash day, the clothes will come out cleaner and fresher.
    Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2020
  • The mop of hair had turned into a coif, and the clothes had become loud.
    Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 28 June 2021
  • Costume-y get-ups and over-the-top clothes were in short supply.
    Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 29 Mar. 2021
  • Most of my clothes are draped over a couch in the office or still stacked in boxes.
    Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Oct. 2022
  • The boy set aside clothes and shoes for his older brother in Afghanistan.
    Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2022
  • From the clothes, to the car, to the beautiful Cali house on the hill.
    Daniela Avila, PEOPLE.com, 15 Apr. 2022
  • Hang your shoes with the rest of your clothes in a closet shoe rack that can hold 18 pairs.
    Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Use clothes to set the mood for your day, depending on what's on the agenda.
    CNN, 6 May 2022
  • Someone has to make sure the clothes are in good shape, then steam them, fold them and package them.
    Dallas News, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Because for three days a week Wray trades the deputy’s uniform for street clothes.
    Terry Demio, The Enquirer, 20 May 2021
  • The next day Acosta walked to freedom with a few books and the clothes on his back.
    Doug Bock Clark, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2020
  • Due to the nature of my day-to-day, my clothes were always in and out of the cleaners.
    Ian Malone, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2020
  • The house has a chef’s kitchen, with a clutter of hanging pans, and plenty of space for clothes.
    oregonlive, 10 Oct. 2021
  • The clothes are made of latex and the gourmet dinners are sashimi, both smooth and chilly to the touch.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2021
  • The senior was on the sideline in street clothes during the second half.
    oregonlive, 31 Oct. 2022

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