How to Use clothes in a Sentence

clothes

plural noun
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  • And the artist should wear the clothes, not the other way around.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Isn’t life more than food and the body more than clothes?
    — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Two seemed to be dressed in clothes that weren’t their own.
    — Erika Kinetz, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Oct. 2022
  • In turn, viewers could buy the clothes at the click of a button.
    — Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2022
  • There’s a roof overhead with a bed and a place to store clothes.
    — oregonlive, 30 July 2022
  • His clothes aren’t timeless in the usual sense of the word: the classics, the safe bets.
    — Véronique Hyland, ELLE, 15 Nov. 2022
  • The summer of heat waves means two things: less clothes and more skin.
    — Jillian Ruffo, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 July 2022
  • What were the clothes that defined this specific part of the ‘80s?
    — Sara Klausing, Men's Health, 25 July 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
  • 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 senior was on the sideline in street clothes during the second half.
    — oregonlive, 31 Oct. 2022
  • All more pitch perfect: no one says a thing about her clothes.
    — Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Dec. 2022
  • The boy set aside clothes and shoes for his older brother in Afghanistan.
    — Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2022
  • This nylon option is roomy enough to hold up to three loads of clothes.
    — Karla Pope, Woman's Day, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Someone has to make sure the clothes are in good shape, then steam them, fold them and package them.
    — Jaclyn Peiser, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Gosling had better plan on keeping the bleach blond look and neon clothes for Ocean's, or what's even the point?
    — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 19 Aug. 2022
  • The group has storage units filled to the brim with food, clothes, sheets, towels, pots and pans, toys, car seats, and strollers.
    — Catherine Garcia, The Week, 16 Oct. 2022
  • And their bags, with 11 days worth of clothes, remain missing.
    — Beck Andrew Salgado, Journal Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2023
  • Make sure your appearance is well groomed and your clothes are pressed and clean and fit well.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 24 Nov. 2022
  • Just as in buying clothes, good fit in a pen is a mark of quality and style.
    — Nancy Olson, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022
  • The men were described as 20-25 years old and of thin build, and wearing dark clothes and baseball caps.
    — cleveland, 22 July 2022
  • Cut a small hole in the bottom of the bag, stick a handful of hangers through it, and let the bag fall over the clothes to protect them.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 June 2022
  • If laundry day reminds you of piles of clothes and a mess, create a light and bright space.
    — Angela Belt, House Beautiful, 18 Jan. 2023
  • My character, Nakia, is from the River Tribe, so all her clothes in the first movie are shades of green.
    — Katie Intner, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 July 2022
  • The study said the public must be taught to roll someone to extinguish clothes that were on fire.
    — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2022
  • There's plenty to love about these clothes beyond their mark downs.
    — Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Siragusa said Patch's clothes were the butt of Olmstead's jokes.
    — Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2023
  • The Black diaspora having fun with the clothes and the fashion.
    — Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 15 Dec. 2022
  • But her language—our language—for what was wrong was never about the clothes.
    — Heather Radke, Time, 26 Nov. 2022
  • Tisci’s signature touch was felt in the body-consciousness of some of the clothes.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2022

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