Example Sentences

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Instead of suing Hinman, the obvious target, Gizzi went after Texaco on the ground that it had clothed Hinman with "apparent authority."

From Time Magazine Archive

Rose had clothed the figure of Christ in writhing ribbons of green flesh outlined with black and lavender, dripping streamer-like gouts of purplish blood.

From Time Magazine Archive

Its owner had clothed it in a brown burlap rice sack with holes for neck and arms.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston

That was why Roose Bolton had clothed him as a lord again, to play his part in this mummer’s farce.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

She had clothed herself all in spotless linen, swathed about her in that marvellous fashion of which she held the secret to perfection.

From Maid of the Mist by Oxenham, John