Example Sentences

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In fact a laundry list of laundry terms could apply: folded, pressed, softened, agitated, pleated, creased, puckered.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Her white umbrella, matching wide-brimmed hat and long gauzy veil was complemented by a sleeveless turquoise dress over pleated white trousers.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

They sing in Tibetan and smile as they pass, their greying, pleated hair only just visible under their sun hats.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2025

Fabrics are variously folded like origami, appliqued, quilted, embroidered, beaded, gathered, pleated, printed, felted, dyed, etched, lasered and layered.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2025

It looked, to them, like something from the Victorian era, balanced on a spindly tripod, with a pleated belly like a bellows and a dark cloth that Mia ducked underneath.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng