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drape

[drayp] / dreɪp /


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But the two that stand out most drape along the right side of his face like a crescent moon: “Victory” and “God Will Rise.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Team Italy has an Armani jacket to drape on anyone who hits a homer while downing his shot of coffee.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026

And I agree it should be socially acceptable to drape oneself in velvet External link.

From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025

Sometimes the agents would stage mannequins in the passenger seats, or drape curtains over the windshield, or put a bag over their heads to avoid being photographed.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2025

He allowed the drape to fall back into place and surveyed the bedroom, squinting into the half-darkness.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier

Randles added: "Once you've knitted with it and washed it, it drapes beautifully whereas sometimes when you knitting with synthetic it doesn't drape but this stuff does."

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

“It was an annihilation,” said Bryan Basler, a 45-year-old resident who drapes a “No Data Center” banner over his pickup truck.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026

Wilson believes that Snow Secure—the high-tech insulated polystyrene blanket that unfolds like an accordion, then drapes over a pile of snow—is just the invention.

From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2026

She has this fantastic wallpaper that she did up the walls, across the ceiling, and turned into drapes.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026

“Hold on, now,” Ma says as she drapes a protective arm across my shoulders.

From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott

During Thursday’s show, Guthrie draped a sash across Melvin as Daly placed a dark-blue towel over Melvin’s shoulders cape-style.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

“Eventually, Mr. Seaver’s residence had a no-trespassing sign in the front yard and barbed wire draped across the handrails leading to the front door,” the filing alleged.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

Soldiers drenched T-shirts in ice water and draped them over antennas that were on the fritz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

American star Kylie Jenner closed the show, draped in a voluminous black dress.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

The robot unfastened her tool belt and draped it over a railing.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown

Dolly Parton’s estate has claimed that the late country music icon’s nephew, Bryan Seaver, went to extraordinary lengths to evade being served with a summons—including allegedly draping barbed wire around the entrance to his property.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

Supporters waved Egyptian flags and Palestinian flags in support of nearby Gaza, as well as a poster of coach Hossam Hossan draping both flags over himself during the tournament.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

As the runway progressed, each look appeared more and more elaborate - with intricate beading and ethereal like draping on skirts and dresses.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

The show notes pointed to “the dancer’s wardrobe” as inspiration, embracing how fabric can have a mind of its own — gathering, draping, cascading.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

“For my head, for the Muslim prayers, you know,” she says, draping the scarf around her hair.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali


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