How to Use cloth in a Sentence

cloth

noun
  • Wipe the surface with a clean dry cloth.
  • The dress is made out of a beautiful silk cloth.
  • He has great respect for the cloth.
  • Put down blankets and towels if there are any to be found, or any kind of clean cloth.
    Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 2 Oct. 2022
  • Ellis, Berman said, is proving to be cut from the same trailblazing cloth.
    Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2022
  • Or a navy, green, and black tartan table cloth setting the stage for glittering set of cocktail glasses?
    Heather Bien, Southern Living, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Instead, use a damp towel or microfiber cloth, which can trap and lock in dust, reducing the amount that’s stirred up when cleaning.
    Alyssa Shaffer, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Nov. 2024
  • And last season, the brass and woodwind instruments sported cloth masks, a somewhat futile safety measure.
    The New York Times, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2022
  • The cloth is woven very slowly on traditional selvedge denim shuttle looms half the width of mechanical ones.
    Alison S. Cohn, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Some even poked holes into the shade cloth with their nails, while other adventurous souls climbed a tree conveniently overlooking the nets.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Keen eyes may notice that the top panel’s bitumen sheet is covered in a protective cloth facing (as are the sheets on the right, left, and front outer panels).
    PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The doctor unrolls some of this wet material, which looks like white slimy cloth, and starts to wrap it around István’s arm and hand, on top of the bandage that’s already there.
    David Szalay, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2024
  • In New York, the Guggenheim, which was closed for installation that day anyway, draped a huge black cloth on the facade of its building.
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Many have sought shelter in Yarmouk sports stadium in Gaza City, where decrepit tents made of white cloth turned brown on Sunday following an evening of heavy rain.
    Abeer Salman, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Cut from the same creative cloth, driverless cars and last-mile delivery robots share many similarities—but only last-mile delivery robots operate on the roads right now.
    Ritukar Vijay, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
  • At a community meeting in Africatown, an illustration, hidden underneath a piece of cloth, was revealed.
    Vera Carothers, The New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Correcting this clear error would have merely required Cincinnati coach Zac Taylor tossing a red piece of cloth, otherwise known as a challenge flag, onto the field.
    Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2022
  • The people who spent $6,000 to smooch a piece of cloth?
    Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The main unit can be cleaned with mild soap and a damp cloth.
    Dwyer Frame, Peoplemag, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Next, wipe down the top and sides of the window AC unit with a damp cloth.
    Samantha Hunter, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2023
  • To clean it, just wipe dirt and grime off it with a damp cloth.
    Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 2 May 2024
  • Wipe down the outside of the grill with a clean microfiber cloth.
    House Beautiful, 16 May 2023
  • The truckles stolen from Neal's Yard were bound in cloth.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Rinse the area using a dampened cloth to wipe away the paste.
    Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2024
  • Dip a clean cloth into the paste and wipe down the surface.
    Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Drop an old sheet or cloth under the fan to collect the dust.
    Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 June 2023
  • To clean, wipe spots with a wet cloth and warm soap; leave open to air dry.
    Addie Morton, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Rinse and Dry Rinse the board off with warm water, and dry with a clean cloth.
    Samantha Hunter, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 June 2024
  • Tie a white towel or large white cloth to the front door knob.
    Lacey Latch, The Arizona Republic, 7 June 2023
  • The teen girls watched anxiously as an easel, cloaked in a black cloth, was pushed to the front of the stage.
    Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2023

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