How to Use stonewashed in a Sentence
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Cultiver’s stonewashed linen makes some of the softest cloth napkins available.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025
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Floral and stonewashed styles are flat-woven, while some striped and solid designs have a soft terry backing.
—ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
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The space has been decorated with powder pink rugs; stonewashed walls and mustard couches.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
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Save big on one of our favorite sets of stonewashed linen sheets from The Citizenry this week.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 30 Nov. 2025
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For a grungier denim take, consider this stonewashed gray, split-hem option that’ll add a vintage feel to any outfit.
—Annie Blackman, InStyle, 18 July 2026
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Patent leather is the actual material used, but it’s given a realistic print of stonewashed denim to fool the eye.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 23 June 2026
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The men wear loose pants and black denim jeans with horsebit details and The Figo, a biker jacket that also has horsebit details over roomy stonewashed jeans.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2025
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Historically, brands have used pumice stones to achieve a worn, stonewashed look — with stones often shipped from Mexico, adding transport emissions and cost to the process.
—ABC News, 28 May 2026
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The collection features prints of longhorns, bucking broncos and Stetson hats in chenille jacquards, matelassé, stonewashed cotton canvas and linen.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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In many ways, stonewashed denim is proving that history can repeat itself—this time with a greater emphasis on responsible production.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 31 July 2026
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Gap Pleated Wide-Leg Jeans These jeans are ripe with ’80s style inspo, thanks to the stonewashed denim, baggy fit, and single front pleats.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
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The former is reminiscent of Wotherspoon’s prior work, blending a stonewashed indigo denim with hickory stripe denim overlays and accents of navy blue, red and yellow.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
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Tonello treated the fabrics with a range of finishing techniques, including ozone, laser and NoStone, the company’s process for achieving stonewashed effects without pumice stones.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
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