How to Use clothing in a Sentence

clothing

noun
  • We're collecting food and clothing for the poor.
  • Only people wearing protective clothing may enter the room.
  • Townsend has her own line of clothing.
    — Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Even smells can get trapped in clothing fibers.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025
  • That’s where these Quince clothing finds come in.
    — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The fire caused the fireworks to go off in a kids' clothing area.
    — Cbs Baltimore Staff, CBS News, 8 June 2026
  • Shop even more clothing deals for men and women, ahead.
    — Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The four girls had been gagged, tied up with their own clothing, and shot in the head.
    — CBS News, 5 Feb. 2022
  • So, there are ways to get more life from clothing and ways to change up the fiber farms.
    — Emily Baron Cadloff, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2022
  • The duo makes both ready-to-wear and couture-like clothing.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Can jeans be washed with other clothing?
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 29 Jan. 2026
  • They were armed, wearing masks and all-black clothing.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
  • But the co-stars, dressed in drapey clothing, seemed relaxed enough.
    — Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Some monkeys wear name-brand clothing and sport gold chains around their thin, hairy necks.
    — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The new clothing line and her new child will leave Wilson busy.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Thanks in part to the success of her Skims clothing line.
    — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026
  • The car had weeks of clothing in it and other household items.
    — cleveland, 29 Apr. 2022
  • Staying out of the grass where a tick can latch onto your clothing.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2026
  • Well over a half million years after fire came the idea of clothing.
    — Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Paik notes that tight or rough clothing can also lead to chafing.
    — ELLE, 18 June 2022
  • Pet hair will stick to clothing with lots of texture or static cling.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Checking your clothing for ticks.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2026
  • Any of these clothing items will do fine when washed on permanent press.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
  • The same with monogrammed clothing.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Winter clothing and shelf-stable food should be at the top of the list.
    — Dan Seitz, Popular Science, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Nature lovers in golf clothing.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
  • While the iron is heating, lay your clothing on the ironing board.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Ticks may be carried into the house on clothing.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Ticks may be carried into the house on clothing.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2026
  • Police searched his home and found clothing from some of the victims.
    — Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025

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