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Example sentences for "towels"

Lexicographically close words:
towe; towed; towel; towell; towelling; tower; towered; towering; towerman; towers
  1. On no account must Laboratory towels or dusters be used for wiping up infectious material, and if such towels or dusters do become soiled, they must be immediately sterilised by boiling.

  2. I've tacked up two thick towels back of her washstand and put a mat under her slop-jar; but children are awful hard on furniture.

  3. If she makes as much work after she comes as she has before, we might as well give up hope of ever gettin' any rest," sighed Miranda as she hung the dish towels on the barberry bushes at the side door.

  4. None of the sturdy earth thumpers seemed to be overworked in the bracing air of the dam top, and they certainly looked picturesque with their white and blue towels round their heads.

  5. Some had towels wound round their heads, some wore caps and others hats.

  6. No towels are lent for fear of trachoma.

  7. At that moment Nakwisi opened the door of the bath and emerged in her dressing-gown, the open door behind her revealing splashes of water all over the room and more towels on the floor.

  8. Took a bath and used up all the wedding towels that you wouldn't even let me touch!

  9. For one moment we remained as if turned to stone and then Sahwah buried her face in the towels with a muffled shriek.

  10. I have never seen such towels as were stacked up on that little white table in the bathroom.

  11. We had been dressing all over the two rooms and the floor was strewn with towels and articles of clothing.

  12. The woman stood staring as if fascinated at the towels which were lying all over the floor.

  13. Sahwah stopped still with her foot on the stool and the handful of towels in her hand.

  14. It is the method of having eight campers scrape their dishes, stack them, fall in line, dishes in hand, and in succession wash, rinse and wipe them in pans and with towels common to that one group.

  15. Report for duty Prepare for and serve dinner Clear tables, wash dishes Wash dish towels 3:30 P.

  16. Three sets of dish towels and a set of dish cloths, holders, stove cloths and kitchen hand towels.

  17. The French window opened without noise, the wheelbarrow was where they had left it, and they had fortunately brought quite enough string to bind wads of towels and stockings to the tire of its wheel.

  18. You must take towels or something and tie around the wheel so that it doesn’t make a row.

  19. A minute later, Jenkins, the Farncourt footman, walked past the end of the garden with some towels over his arm.

  20. When Jenkins returned with the towels about half an hour later, Ben walked back with him a little way upon the road.

  21. Justine had carried away the breakfast tray, but there were towels and bath slippers lying about, a litter of mail on the bed, and Mr. Salisbury's discarded linen strewn here and there.

  22. And I put towels and soap in the bathroom, only you'll have to have Marthe wipe up the floor and the tub.

  23. She came up to the man and fingered his soft towels wistfully.

  24. Mawin," smiled Nai, proud of her accomplishments, and spread her towels to dry in the sun alongside the more complicated garments of civilisation.

  25. She tore at the neck of her dress with evident intention, and Blair begged Jean to take her away and provide her with what towels she wished.

  26. The towels happened to have broad red bands along the edges, and moreover had fringes, and their wearer was as proud of them as any Piccadilly dandy of his newest thing in spring suits.

  27. Bessie," said Maggie, "I am so glad that I have all my towels done, so I can have leisure to make my Christmas presents.

  28. Maggie, always eager for anything new, begged that she might have one of her towels to begin to hem it at once.

  29. Twelve towels at five cents apiece will make sixty cents," said Mrs. Bradford; "and perhaps by and by you will find some other way to gain money.

  30. And if my Maggie were to take her time to hem towels for the sake of the little Western children who have no books, that would be self-denial.

  31. I have several dozens of towels to be hemmed, and I intended that Jane should do them all; but I will keep out one dozen for you, and will pay you five cents apiece.

  32. Mrs. Briggs also advised me to take some towels with me, as they give you such small towels to wipe on.

  33. When I am tired of travelling and want to rest, I find Society waiting for me with dinner and a comfortable bed, with hot and cold water to wash in and towels to wipe upon.

  34. The weather is beautiful: if Missié would like to go to the beach, his bathing-towels are ready.

  35. After Cyrillia has prepared my cocoyage, and rinsed the bathing-towels in fresh-water, she is ready to go to market, and wants to know what I would like to eat for breakfast.

  36. I almost wish now I'd had sense enough to use one of them towels we had on the table, 'cause my hands look pretty dirty when you get 'em side of that sheet.

  37. Say, I've found out what them towels are for.

  38. Standing beside it were three tall lads wearing towels pinned about them for aprons.

  39. And see--here's a nail on this little tree ready for a mirror, and branches just made to hang towels on.

  40. This inconvenience may easily be obviated by putting a few of your own towels into your trunk.

  41. Having squeezed your wet towels as dry as you can, fold or roll them into as small a compass as possible; and put them into the case.

  42. It is well in travelling always to take with you some towels of your own; and if after using them there is no time for drying, you can roll them up and carry them away wet, if you have furnished yourself with an oiled silk bag.

  43. Our dish towels had come, but though neatly hemmed they lacked the small tape in the corner by which to hang them up.

  44. She had used three towels during her eight-hour shift.

  45. In the kitchen, Mary had a bright fire going, her neat towels hanging to dry.

  46. On the other hand, there was an old mahogany dressing bureau; a neat bed; and water and towels (the latter coarse) were exceedingly fresh and sweet.

  47. A row of snow-white towels hung on the rack.

  48. He had seen to it that Cheyenne had had a bucket of hot water, soap, and towels and grease for his sore feet.

  49. I have hemmed tea towels for Aunt Letitia to-day until I am frantic, and all day I have been wondering over something you said yesterday.

  50. There was another long wait while the surgeon finished his examination, and a nurse with a basin of water and some towels came out of the room, and another one with dressings went in.

  51. He had scarcely begun, when Carrie came in with an armful of dry towels and a couple of pillows.

  52. Suddenly, without any warning, he disengaged one hand from the hot towels in which he was swathed and sat up.

  53. If to-morrow the collector of towels dies, and his heirs are fond of poultry, then it is obvious that the price of towels will fall and that of poultry will rise.

  54. It is obvious that on the estate of either of these two landlords, the horses and the towels will be dear, and the prices of these articles will be out of proportion to those of cows or of corn.

  55. Two or three lads lounged by on their way to the sea with towels and bathing-drawers over their arms.

  56. He swung the bathing-dress and the towels up over his shoulder and went away through the arch.


  57. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "towels" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.