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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The model attended Aaron Esh’s dinner event at London's The House of KOKO on Sunday, Feb. 23, clad in a look that left little to the imagination.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
The gunman, clad in a red-and-black sweatshirt, dark-colored pants and black sneakers, ran off from the scene on White Plains Road near Pelham Parkway South, leaving behind two shell casings, police said.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2025
But on a crisp morning in December, the vice chair of the Barona Band of Mission Indians, clad in a firefighter helmet and yellow gear, offered a blessing for safety.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
In another rescue scene, Woodall dives into a pool fully clothed to save a dog.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2025
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Michelle Lee, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
The gunman, clad in a red-and-black sweatshirt, dark-colored pants and black sneakers, ran off from the scene on White Plains Road near Pelham Parkway South, leaving behind two shell casings, police said.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2025
But on a crisp morning in December, the vice chair of the Barona Band of Mission Indians, clad in a firefighter helmet and yellow gear, offered a blessing for safety.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
In another rescue scene, Woodall dives into a pool fully clothed to save a dog.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 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 3 Mar. 2025.
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