How to Use loincloth in a Sentence

loincloth

noun
  • Simple clothes hang loose, such as capes, cloaks or loincloths.
    — Ian Gilligan, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2023
  • His shoelaces were bovine in origin, and his loincloth and parts of his coat came from sheep.
    — Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 18 Aug. 2016
  • It was designed to pick berries and turn leaves into loincloths (or something like that).
    — Matt Jancer, Wired, 19 Apr. 2020
  • Mswati wore a crown of red and white feathers and a leopard-skin loincloth to the coronation.
    — Town & Country, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Each depicts a Black man, one in shorts, the other in a loincloth and shackles.
    — Michelle Aslam, Dallas News, 6 Apr. 2023
  • While lying on a giant bean bag in a zebra onesie, Austyn was joined by a man wearing just a loincloth.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 25 June 2024
  • From the moment men and women first covered themselves with loincloths, fibers have been an integral part of our lives.
    — Mia Lobel, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Jan. 2013
  • He was also known for living an ascetic lifestyle, often dressing in a loincloth and shawl only.
    — Nayeli Lomeli, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2021
  • Suddenly, the alpha appeared to be covering his most notable feature with a loincloth.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Nicholas Galitzine is hanging up the loincloth and harness after completing his latest project.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 15 June 2025
  • 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
  • Some of the Native Americans depicted in these pages are clad with only a deerskin loincloth.
    — Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 25 May 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • And on the red carpet, Willis’ co-star Milla Jovovich turned heads with her barely there loincloth dress and gladiator heels.
    — Shannon L. Bowen, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Some of Saar’s leather necklaces are reminiscent of tribal loincloths, in a triangle shape that comes to a point, dyed and stitched in various colors.
    — Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
  • 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
  • Onosato used his free arm to reach for Kotoshoho’s loincloth, but by stepping to the side, the smaller wrestler created an empty space for Onosato to fall into.
    — Joshua Hunt, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
  • 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
  • Amazon and Achillia in Halicarnassus are topless, wearing only a loincloth.
    — Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
  • That lifestyle is also represented in the loincloths Scott created for the characters.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 3 Feb. 2026
  • But Ely formed the image of the shirtless, loincloth-wearing character remembered by many in the baby-boom generation.
    — chicagotribune.com, 16 Oct. 2019
  • And while their visual imagery is usually masculine — loincloth and all — there are plenty of female oni, some of whom are enchantresses born out of feelings of jealousy, vengeance and shame.
    — Alex Orlando, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2023
  • From their fleshy collision, one man tends to emerge with the advantage of surer footing or a firmer grip on his opponent’s loincloth, known as a mawashi, which wrestlers can use to lift and toss each other around the ring.
    — Joshua Hunt, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
  • 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
  • But paleolithic humans didn’t carry tiny, all-knowing supercomputers in their loincloths.
    — Celia Ford, Vox, 10 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The character, who grows more important to the story in Fire and Ash, wears his hair in dreadlocks and usually only sports a loincloth as a sign of his Na'vi upbringing.
    — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 24 Dec. 2025

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