How to Use toile in a Sentence

toile

noun
  • This lightweight quilt has a chic yet soft look thanks to its toile pattern.
    — Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2026
  • The Corrells' used pink toile to create a girly space for one daughter.
    — Diane Cowen, Houston Chronicle, 6 Apr. 2018
  • Matching toile shams with a rose-and-butterfly motif are a must as well.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2026
  • What began as a highly intricate bridal look changed as soon as the bride tried on the toile.
    — Alice Newbold, Glamour, 11 Apr. 2022
  • Steel blue grass cloth is augmented with blue toile pillows in a French-style room.
    — Krissa Rossbund, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2022
  • There’s no fabric more classic than toile, which brings elegance to any space.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 25 Sep. 2025
  • There’s no fabric more classic than toile, which brings elegance to any space.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 9 Oct. 2024
  • There’s no fabric more classic than toile, which brings elegance to any space.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
  • There’s no fabric more classic than toile, which brings elegance to any space.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2025
  • There’s no fabric more classic than toile, which brings elegance to any space.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Their white prairie dresses featured bell sleeves and a blue, floral toile pattern.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Nov. 2019
  • Look to toile, damask, and other large-scale repeating designs for this take on the trend.
    — Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The pack is replete with five eggs both light and durable, painted with an ornate blue and white toile pattern.
    — Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Just treat your favorite prep to this eye-catching robe, which features a toile print inspired by a ski lodge.
    — Jake Smith, Glamour, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Keiko recently created a blue and white toile print for a new clothing line.
    — Liz Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Paris home are sheathed in a linen toile and hung with a collection of Moustiers ceramics.
    — Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 20 Dec. 2022
  • So, think toile and chintz prints over more modern geometric prints and playful flamingos.
    — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 30 Apr. 2020
  • In the dining room, your grandmother’s toile dish collection can grace the walls.
    — Gina Mayfield, Dallas News, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The design is toile, the whitest of white-bread decor, a textile steeped in colonialism and cotton.
    — Claire Howorth, Time, 12 Oct. 2017
  • Paisleys and plaids, florals and stripes, zebra print and French toile, all are lovely on their own.
    — Marni Jameson, OrlandoSentinel.com, 14 Sep. 2017
  • The set comes in 10 different colors and patterns, from black to blush to rouge toile and celadon toile.
    — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Travel + Leisure, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Made from new bone china, this elegant teapot features a classic toile pattern that's just right for spring.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Slouck used a lavender-and-mauve color scheme to complement the room's gray toile wallpaper.
    — Liz Atwood, baltimoresun.com, 26 Apr. 2017
  • Although this tiny bedroom is covered in a mix of blue-and-white toile, the skirted dressing and side tables are not lost.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 27 Mar. 2021
  • The room is awash in toile de Jouey, bibelots, antiques and memorabilia.
    — Lucy Yeomans, House Beautiful, 10 June 2021
  • The fashion world played its part in propelling the 21st-century rise of toile, too.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The royal blue pattern also reminds us of toile, giving it a charming and timeless vibe.
    — Kylee McGuigan, Popular Mechanics, 27 Apr. 2022
  • Take it a step further by using the same toile fabric throughout the room, as illustrated here.
    — Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 31 July 2024
  • Designers and artisans would pin, prod or tuck fabric and toiles to the mannequins to bring sketches and ideas to life.
    — Hilary Fox, chicagotribune.com, 28 Aug. 2019
  • For the scenography, washi paper will be used to echo the toiles used to create haute couture silhouettes.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019

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