Examples of “cloth” in a Sentence

noun Woven, knitted, or felted material used for clothing, furnishing, or cleaning.

• The tailor chose a soft cloth for the summer dress.
• She bought several yards of cloth to make new curtains.
• He wiped down the counter with a damp cloth.

noun A tablecloth, especially one laid out for a meal.

• Mum spread a checked cloth over the picnic table.
• Someone spilt wine on the cloth during dinner.
• They set a fresh white cloth on the table before the guests arrived.

noun The clergy or priesthood, referred to by their traditional dress.

• The village respected him as a man of the cloth.
• She decided to join the cloth after years of working as a nurse.
• As a man of the cloth, he was expected to set an example for the parish.