shroud

Example Sentences

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Bodies are wrapped in a shroud of biodegradable material such as silk or wool before being placed in a pressurised chamber with hot water and chemicals, speeding up decomposition.

From BBC

Their leader, the Ayatollah Khomeini, was exiled in France and shrouded in mystery.

From The Wall Street Journal

The related documents have provided the biggest tranche of information about the case thus far, delineating key details in the ongoing investigation, which has been shrouded in secrecy.

From BBC

It was shrouding everything in a mist as blank as the canvas that the man was painting on.

From Literature

Voting for the tournaments had been shrouded in controversy with claims of collusion and deals, but the deeds were already done.

From BBC