How to Use loincloth in a Sentence

loincloth

noun

• His shoelaces were bovine in origin, and his loincloth and parts of his coat came from sheep.
  — Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 18 Aug. 2016
• Each depicts a Black man, one in shorts, the other in a loincloth and shackles.
  — Michelle Aslam, Dallas News, 6 Apr. 2023
• Mswati wore a crown of red and white feathers and a leopard-skin loincloth to the coronation.
  — Town & Country, 25 Mar. 2023
• It was designed to pick berries and turn leaves into loincloths (or something like that).
  — Matt Jancer, Wired, 19 Apr. 2020
• In the ring, the imposing Mr. Harris stomped about barefoot, sported a loincloth, slapped his belly and carried a spear.
  — Ben Sumner, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2020
• In the ring, the imposing Mr. Harris stomped around barefoot, sported a loincloth, slapped his belly and carried a spear.
  — Ben Sumner, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2020
• Clad in a leopard-print loincloth, the fellow roamed his 2D world, searching for food and clobbering dinosaurs with a hefty wooden club.
  — Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2023
• In his first scene, Karamakate is drawing what looks like a jaguar on a large rock by a river, wearing a loincloth and a necklace made of crocodile teeth.
  — Camila Osorio, The New Yorker, 27 May 2020
• The former model, who stands over six feet tall, first burst onto the American pop culture scene with 1985’s loincloth epic Red Sonja.
  — Mike Miller, PEOPLE.com, 31 May 2018
• Photographs of Obama wearing a loincloth with a bone in his nose and Michelle Obama depicted as a monkey.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2019
• All the while, Ms. Simmons deepened her devotion to sumo, in which two enormous men in loincloths attempt to push each other to the ground or beyond a prescribed circle.
  — Matt Schudel, BostonGlobe.com, 12 May 2018
• He was also known for living an ascetic lifestyle, often dressing in a loincloth and shawl only.
  — Nayeli Lomeli, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2021
• Millennia ago, a stone court would have hosted teams of players wearing belts and loincloths using their hips to knock a hard rubber ball toward goals at either end of the court.
  — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 25 Mar. 2020
• Some men wore loincloths and traditional carved jewelry around their necks.
  — Audrey McAvoy, The Seattle Times, 16 Aug. 2017
• Bookending the display in this, the introductory space, is a dark-skinned figure — a near life-size version of the miniatures clustered under glass — seated and in a white loincloth.
  — Murray Whyte, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Jan. 2021
• The model dressed as character Loana (played by actress Raquel Welch), clad in what was basically an animal-skin bra top and loincloth-like bottom.
  — Avery Matera, Teen Vogue, 1 Nov. 2018
• But Ely formed the image of the shirtless, loincloth-wearing character remembered by many in the baby-boom generation.
  — chicagotribune.com, 16 Oct. 2019
• But canopy-walk attractions give those of us without the benefit of feathers, a loincloth or a bushy tail an opportunity to experience and learn about life at the top.
  — Matthew Kronsberg, WSJ, 20 Apr. 2017
• Men wore loincloths and traditional carved jewelry around their necks.
  — Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2017
• But Mlima’s spirit is very much present throughout the drama, personified by actor Jermaine Rowe, in a loincloth, white body paint and a dour expression.
  — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 7 Oct. 2019
• Fifteen years ago, give or take, writer Danielle Pergament talked to Raquel Welch about beauty, confidence, and self-esteem, as well as one loincloth picture that changed everything.
  — Danielle Pergament, Allure, 17 Feb. 2023
• The moment occurred just after host Jimmy Kimmel showed the audience an image of Momoa donning the outfit — which looks similar to a loincloth — on a recent fishing trip.
  — Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 10 Nov. 2022
• Along with the new name came a new logo, also created by Taylor: a shirtless Native man sporting washboard abs, a large feather headdress, buckskin leggings, moccasins and a loincloth.
  — Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2023
• He's muscled with a six-pack that would make even Nick Scratch jealous, has beautiful brown locks of hair, and trots around town wearing nothing but a loincloth, showing off his blasphemous backside and eventually making his way to Dorian Gray's.
  — Gabe Bergado, Teen Vogue, 10 Apr. 2019
• Quentin, wearing only a loincloth, is strapped into a restraining wooden contraption while a Muslim, identified by his beard, hooked nose and the scimitar hanging at his side, hammers a giant spike into the saint’s shoulder.
  — Steven Litt, cleveland.com, 1 Sep. 2019
• Recently in the obstetrics unit at Saipan’s main hospital, a pregnant Chinese woman walked down a hall in a hospital gown and pink slippers, trailed by her translator, past a painting of Chamorro warriors dueling in loincloths.
  — Jon Emont, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2017
• What happens in Hamlet, give or take everything interesting about that play and its main character, is here mapped onto the superfolks of Castle Grayskull, where no loincloth dispensary or Spandex merchant ever went out of business.
  — Tony Adler, Max Maller, Chicago Reader, 30 Aug. 2017
• Miley's epic, textured ponytail (to go with her embellished loincloth, naturally), care of celebrity hairstylist Gregory Russell.
  — Samantha Leal, Marie Claire, 31 Aug. 2015

Last Updated: 27 Sep 2024