Example Sentences

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Brigid picked up a pile of what looked like rags, but might have been clothing, off a rough stool, and Lyddie sat down gratefully.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson

The thing hasn't yet shaken off the harshness you have been clothing it with.

From Quiet Talks on Service by Gordon, S. D. (Samuel Dickey)

We found, however, the decayed remnants of what appeared to have been clothing, and an old axe. 

From The Coral Island A Tale of the Pacific Ocean by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)