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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Four years later, also in Harper’s Weekly, Nast drew a donkey clothed in lion’s skin, scaring away all the animals at the zoo.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2025
One wall is clad with posters of Denzel Washington, Janet Jackson and movies and shows.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 19 July 2025
Not long after, a killer armed with a metal hook and clad in a fisherman’s slicker and hat begins gruesomely killing them one by one.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2025
Often clad in denim and canvas, Chessy's style isn't showy, but is subtle and natural.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2025
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Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2025
One wall is clad with posters of Denzel Washington, Janet Jackson and movies and shows.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 19 July 2025
Not long after, a killer armed with a metal hook and clad in a fisherman’s slicker and hat begins gruesomely killing them one by one.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2025
Often clad in denim and canvas, Chessy's style isn't showy, but is subtle and natural.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 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 29 Jul. 2025.
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