How to Use clothesline in a Sentence

clothesline

1 of 2 noun
  • Her body was found hung up on a clothesline by a group of hunters.
    — Morgan Baila, refinery29.com, 9 July 2018
  • Bring the rug outside and hang it over a fence or clothesline.
    — Alyssa Longobucco, House Beautiful, 9 May 2023
  • There was a clothesline in the yard and soda stacked on the side porch.
    — oregonlive.com, 4 June 2019
  • Even now, the play snaps as freshly as a clothesline in a cool wind.
    — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Don't hang a fragile quilt from a clothesline, which will stretch it.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
  • There were the same cars on the blocks, the clotheslines, and the scabby back yards.
    — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Curtains can be air dried on a clothesline or drying rack.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The clothesline must be able to support the weight of the blanket.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2025
  • Cody scored with a clothesline and hit Cross Rhodes for the clean win.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • Then, take the blanket out to hang dry on a drying rack or clothesline.
    — Natalie Schumann, Country Living, 28 Jan. 2020
  • Hang up your clothes on a clothesline and enjoy the sunshine-fresh scent.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The two then knocked each other down with a double clothesline.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
  • Use heavy-duty white glue to attach the clothesline pieces over the chalk lines.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Remove the silk item from the towel and hang it on a hanger or clothesline.
    — Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Remove it from the towels and dry on a clothesline or drying rack.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2025
  • Dirty masks are clipped to rows of clothesline strung across the UVC room.
    — Rebecca Richards-Kortum, The Conversation, 29 Mar. 2021
  • Women hang laundry on clotheslines strung up in a vast olive grove that climbs up a hillside.
    — Patrick Strickland, The New York Review of Books, 4 Mar. 2020
  • The only color comes from clotheslines strung out over the valley.
    — Rachel Poser, Harper's magazine, 19 Aug. 2019
  • Worn T-shirts and shorts flutter on clotheslines behind them.
    — National Geographic, 29 Aug. 2016
  • Rhodes dumped Fatu out of the ring with a clothesline followed by a suicide dive.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
  • Clothing dries on a series of clotheslines strung across Cowger’s yard.
    — Ruth Brown, idahostatesman, 13 June 2017
  • The clothesline sliced into her neck, and Stone slipped through the stirrups.
    — Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2021
  • Or, dry towels on an outdoor clothesline or drying rack.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 7 June 2026
  • Punk jumped on the barricade and hit a flying clothesline.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Use a dry-erase board, a chalkboard or even index cards hung from a clothesline with clothespins.
    — Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 29 June 2023
  • Laundry soap, clothesline, sketch book, and first aid kit rounded out the contents.
    — John Martin, Travel + Leisure, 1 Nov. 2021
  • Reigns picked up the pace in the ring with a clothesline and 10 corner clotheslines.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • Avoid the clotheslines during peak pollen times; do your laundry indoors.
    — Joe Mutascio, IndyStar, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Or, use a skirt hanger with adjustable clips to hang the shade from a clothesline or shower rod to drip dry.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Use a clothespin or binder clip to hang each bag on a clothesline in bright light but away from direct sunlight.
    — Nan Sterman, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 June 2017

clothesline

2 of 2 verb
  • Santana tried to jump off the steps to clothesline Maclin but came up a bit lame.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
  • Oba clotheslined Lesnar to the outside as both men went crashing to the mat.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • At one point, as part of the show, Feldman had to pretend to get clotheslined by a wrestler.
    — Stayton Bonner, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2024
  • Raquel missed a clothesline attempt, but then clotheslined the hell out of Maxxine on her second try.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • As Punk clotheslined Breakker, the latter wrestler flipped backward and landed on the top of his head.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Dec. 2025
  • She gets instantly clotheslined.
    — Emily Brooks, The Hill, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The fight returned to the ring, and Rhodes clotheslined Fatu to the outside before hitting a dive.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
  • Back in the ring, Punk, Cody, and Jey all unleashed moves on Reed and clotheslined him over the top rope.
    — Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Fletcher clotheslined Takeshita and then hit him with the belt as Rocky Romero and Mark Davis held him up.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026
  • Travis Jones beat guard Ben Cleveland inside and nearly clotheslined Henry to make the stop.
    — Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 23 July 2024
  • Balor clotheslined Mysterio, hit him with a chair multiple times before wrapping his head in between the chair and drop-kicking him into the corner.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The second foul seemed more egregious, as DeRozan clotheslined Larsson but nonetheless avoided a flagrant 2 foul.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The move, which Legion of Doom famously used by clotheslining an opponent down, seemed to go wrong as Breakker landed badly, and seemed a bit dazed after the spot.
    — Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Jax Taylor needs to be bragging, shouting, bossing people around, and generally setting himself up to be clotheslined by fate at every opportunity.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2024
  • Besides playing with his usual defensive edginess, Larsson chipped in 16 points (7-for-9 shooting), nine assists, six rebounds and a steal and twice managed to infuriate normally mild-manner veteran DeMar DeRozan, who body checked him to the ground on one sequence and clotheslined him on another.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026

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