clothed or clad
ˈklad 
; clothing
; clothing
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: to express or enhance by suitably significant language : couch
treaties clothed in stately phraseology
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: to endow especially with power or a quality
the nobility in which religion and history can clothe humanity—
D. R. Wallace
D. R. WallaceExamples of clothe in a Sentence
the cost of feeding and clothing your children
they liked to clothe the twins in identical outfits just to confuse people
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Next to me line cooks, sous-chefs, and other assorted restaurant workers clad in athleisure are limbering up in the middle of a narrow street in downtown Manhattan, the skyscrapers casting us into shadow in the sunny weather.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Aug. 2025
The main level is open and airy and anchored by a dramatic double-sided fireplace clad in vertical strips of wood, a motif that repeats throughout the home.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2025
Greeting the guests were several acolytes, clad in loose-fitting ecru-colored outfits, who taught us different hand signs and greetings used by the collective.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
On multiple occasions, groups of speakers clad in matching MTA Rank and File for Palestine sweatshirts, seated together, snickered at Jewish speakers.
—Joanna Honig, Boston Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
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Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Aug. 2025
The main level is open and airy and anchored by a dramatic double-sided fireplace clad in vertical strips of wood, a motif that repeats throughout the home.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2025
Greeting the guests were several acolytes, clad in loose-fitting ecru-colored outfits, who taught us different hand signs and greetings used by the collective.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
On multiple occasions, groups of speakers clad in matching MTA Rank and File for Palestine sweatshirts, seated together, snickered at Jewish speakers.
—Joanna Honig, Boston Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for clothe
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“Clothe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clothe. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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