How to Use woolen in a Sentence

woolen

1 of 2 adjective
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  • Sheep shearing is the process by which the woolen fleece of a sheep is cut off.
    — Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2020
  • The dam was erected in the late 19th century to serve a woolen mill.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2021
  • The Tommies had played in that old gym since the days of woolen uniforms and canvas high-tops.
    — Rachel Blount, Star Tribune, 6 Feb. 2021
  • Groups of men in woolen hats and winter jackets were boarding the train, too.
    — New York Times, 5 Mar. 2022
  • This is pure norteño comfort food—a warm, woolen shawl wrapped around your shoulders.
    — Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 27 Jan. 2020
  • The box was made with a lathe and was packed with earth and stone, below which was a purple woolen cloth covering the coins.
    — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2022
  • To igloos and the universal tragedy of the moment when ice, somehow, slides inside your woolen sock.
    — Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2022
  • The police said the gunman was about 30 years old and was wearing dark clothes, including a dark woolen cap.
    — Sewell Chan, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2016
  • The church with yellow walls and a tin roof filled up with neighbors dressed in hats and woolen ponchos like those worn by Mr. Castillo.
    — Franklin Briceño, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 July 2021
  • Two men, dressed in winter coats and woolen hats to defend against the frigid night air, walk side-by-side through the crowded streets of downtown Seoul.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2020
  • Thursday dawned 37 degrees and with spitballs of snow dropping from a low, woolen sky.
    — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Tim Micklin sells thick woolen blankets and large specialty flags out of the back of a white van in Gila Bend.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner, 1 Apr. 2021
  • Some players donned woolen winter caps in the elements and others were in short sleeves.
    — Bill Pennington, New York Times, 25 Sep. 2021
  • The sunrise was a dull affair, hidden behind woolen clouds.
    — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2022
  • And these warm, woolen tartan skirts are offered in color palettes beyond the red check.
    — Madeline Fass, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2021
  • Witnesses to the attack reported that the gunman, dressed in dark clothes and a woolen cap, had escaped on foot.
    — Nick Cumming-Bruce and Jack Ewing, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2016
  • His audience listened, some of the robed men wrapping woolen scarves tighter despite the 100-degree heat.
    — New York Times, 12 July 2022
  • So, on a recent morning, two dozen partisans, men and women from their early 20s to mid-70s, wrapped in heavy coats and woolen hats, stood in their yard.
    — Jeffrey Gettleman, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Dec. 2022
  • So, on a recent morning, two dozen partisans, men and women from their early 20s to mid 70s, wrapped in heavy coats and woolen hats, stood in their yard.
    — Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2022
  • One was draped in a woolen blanket, while others were found with items buried beside them, including amphoras and large shells.
    — Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Mar. 2021
  • The best clothes are the ones Woodcock and Alma wear in the country, around the time of their first meeting, belted woolen coats and soft-shouldered jackets in windowpane checks.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 21 Dec. 2017
  • Bernie Sanders bundled up on a folding chair in woolen mittens at the inauguration?
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2021
  • One was interred with two sizable shells by its head, while another was lovingly draped in a woolen blanket.
    — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Aug. 2020
  • On that trip, the hotelier and European designers slept on the floor of a village house, wrapped in woolen blankets against the highland cold—and ordered all the upholstery, sheets, and towels.
    — Ingrid Abramovitch, ELLE Decor, 18 Nov. 2020
  • The women bow and pray intently, and one young worshiper, in a thick puffy jacket and a woolen cap, seems especially focused upon her task.
    — Gary Shteyngart, Smithsonian, 23 May 2017
  • The women bow and pray intently, and one young worshiper, in a thick puffy jacket and a woolen cap, seems especially focused upon her task.
    — Gary Shteyngart, Smithsonian, 29 June 2017
  • In the first chapter of The Wealth of Nations, Smith celebrated the globe-spanning coordination that goes into making a woolen coat.
    — Kim Phillips-Fein, The New Republic, 27 Feb. 2023
  • When its corner is bitten off, the pastry unravels like woolen yarn exposing the inner filling.
    — Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 26 Apr. 2022
  • Vendors sell woolen items, glassware, food and candy, while a cafe offers Icelandic hot dogs and other traditional treats.
    — Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2022
  • The best way to wash woolen clothing in order to maintain its integrity is to wash your garments in cold water using a gentle laundry detergent.
    — Kaitlyn McInnis, Travel + Leisure, 24 Jan. 2023
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woolen

2 of 2 noun
  • Shaidayi walks down Kharabat wrapped in a woolen shawl.
    — Maija Liuhto, Longreads, 28 June 2018
  • Turns out those heavy woolen sweaters are more than a fashion statement.
    — Gordy Megroz, Outside Online, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Wrapped in woolen blankets, caps and shawls, some of the migrants camping on Monday held their feet above the fire to keep warm.
    — Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2017
  • Dyne, on the opposite end, won with a grey-and-black woolen snowsuit, paired with a (non-wool) snowboard.
    — Sarah Spellings, The Cut, 19 July 2017
  • The dam was built to serve a woolen mill that operated at the site starting in the late 19th century.
    — John Laidler, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Mar. 2020
  • William Baker, who formed an English colony in the area, built the Italianate-style home in 1860 and ran a woolen mill in Decorah.
    — Brian E. Clark, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2017
  • Their textiles and woolens were highly sought-after goods.
    — Diana Budds, Curbed, 5 Aug. 2019
  • The guides dress in colorful woolen clothes and wide-brimmed, traditional hats to lead the horses.
    — Fox News, 2 May 2018
  • In the lazy positioning of a woolen shawl draped over the back of a chair, there’s something moping: oh, how the shawl longs for someone’s shoulders!
    — Vladimir Nabokov, The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2019
  • Jon drove me by the 163-year-old Amana Woolen Mill, Iowa’s oldest and only working woolen mill, the site of a new boutique hotel that is scheduled to open in the fall.
    — Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2020
  • Not visiting the Billy Goat often enough so that the aroma seeps into your woolens.
    — Steve Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 2 Feb. 2018
  • Daniela's eyes, peeking out between her pink woolen hat and surgical mask, drip tears of extreme pain.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 17 May 2017
  • To do so, use a mild detergent that's safe for woolens and cashmeres, like Eucalan Fine Fabric Wash, by dabbing a small amount onto the stain using a damp rag.
    — Jolie Kerr, Esquire, 21 Oct. 2016
  • In the picture, Tròn wears an offbeat gift from the newsman: a woolen bobble hat clearly unsuitable for the tropical sun overhead.
    — Gary Jones/ Suối Đá, Time, 12 Sep. 2017
  • Knitted woolen bonnets meanwhile made reference to the queen's love of outdoor pursuits.
    — Georgia Murray, refinery29.com, 18 Feb. 2020
  • Last week, Dunshee was wearing a thick down men’s jacket and woolen gloves during his sentencing hearing.
    — oregonlive, 5 Nov. 2019
  • Wrapped in down parkas and woolen mittens, explore the ephemeral wonderland of snow walls, crystal domes, and whimsical ice sculptures.
    — Jonathan Irish, National Geographic, 8 Apr. 2019
  • The tariffs would affect £35 million ($45 million) of exports, spanning woolen jumpers, suits, pajamas, swimwear and linen, Mansell said.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN, 18 Oct. 2019
  • At one point he was depicted wearing an octagonal cap and a coarse woolen jacket.
    — Amy Qin, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2019
  • But in a more recent era, the fish have been literally hitting a wall as dams popped up all over the region, powering grist and woolen mills and later factories.
    — Lisa W. Foderaro, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2020
  • In their chat with host Rebecca Milzoff, the four discuss everything from how the cast has adapted with the addition of new members to the unique challenges of dancing in very-warm woolen suits.
    — Rebecca Milzoff, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2018
  • Then take those narrow country lanes to Melin Tregwynt, a working woolen mill owned by the same family since 1912, which weaves blankets, pillows, scarves, and tablecloths from hardy Welsh wool.
    — Elizabeth Winding, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 June 2017
  • There is nothing fancy, expensive, or luxurious about a pair of ugly woolen hygge socks—and that is a vital feature of hygge.
    — Anne Roderique-Jones, SELF, 25 Dec. 2018
  • The clothes, in shades of beige, tan and chocolate brown, consisted of slim trousers and leggings, cropped puffer jackets and vests, woolen jackets and teeny-tiny knit bra tops that barely covered the entirety of the models’ breasts.
    — Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2020
  • During their closing sale, items are 40 percent off — woolens, baptismal gowns and other children's clothing, Irish name histories and coats of arms.
    — Joyce Smith, kansascity, 12 June 2018
  • One of them, powerful in its simplicity, is this woolen blanket that wrapped the young Jewish girl Cipora Fuchs as she was smuggled out of a Polish ghetto in 1942.
    — Steve Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 6 July 2017
  • Soft shoulders, flowy cuts, patch pockets, and minimal (if any) flourishes all result in a sense of ease and versatility that sharp, woolen suits just can’t achieve.
    — Isaiah Freeman-Schub, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2023
  • In extreme situations, like an avalanche, the info embedded in Dyne’s woolen layers could save the life inside them by emitting signals that locate the victim through the chip embedded in the clothes.
    — Sarah Mower, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2018
  • Use it on whites, colors, synthetic fabrics, woolens and blends for a deep clean that won't damage delicate materials.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 18 Apr. 2023
  • For more than 100 years, Pendelton has crafted quality woolen goods, and this outdoor blanket is no different.
    — Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2023

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