drape
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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
When Harbaugh didn’t have anyone to throw to, he would drape that tarp over a goal post and throw into it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 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 knelt to the ground, so that Piper could drape Percy and Jason over his back.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
TV cameras have captured trucks unloading drapes, lights, food and even a "40-inch mirror ball".
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 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
Then she built two armchairs in that room that I bought from her in the same drapes.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026
Three days after the gunfight, the gates were wide open, and window drapes billowed in the breeze.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
Rémy drapes one of her arms around his shoulder and the other around mine.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
Aida al Drimli from the Sabra district of Gaza City, shows us a picture of her son, Mahmoud, a fresh-faced young man draped in a Palestinian scarf.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
A youngster sprang from the grass, running toward its mother, draped in what looked like a roomy shag carpet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
"What are you talking about - look my hand is covered," he said, pointing to the jumper draped over his arm.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
She cried afterward, as her family draped her in leis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
“Congratulations on your Gold medal,” said Dr. Zinchenko as she draped a ribboned medallion over each of the winning team members’ heads.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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
Artan was greeted by more than 100 cheering supporters at the Mogadishu airport on Wednesday morning, with fans draping him in the country’s flag.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 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
In 1967, his black evening gown with cape radiated simplicity in form and draping even as it also referenced the attire of Catholic priests.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
She’s holding her rosary, draping from a clenched fist over one hip of her printed dress, and that seems to carry some weight with my partygoers.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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