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drape

[drayp] / dreɪp /


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Yeah, you gotta get the drape and the flow.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 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

It even has a pink chiffon dupatta with little gold tassels that I can wrap around my neck or drape over my head.

From "The Night Diary" by Veera Hiranandani

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

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

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

Her living room is huge, decorated with white-and-gold velvet drapes, blue-and-gold sofas, and thick royal-blue rugs that are under our feet.

From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson

Jubilant crowds gathered outside the airport to catch a glimpse of the passengers when they landed, singing and dancing while draped in Israeli flags.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Lu added that they would eventually be draped in real greenery, not the plastic version.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

This was the 49th day of consecutive protests, and there were still many thousands of people turning out each night, draped in Albanian flags.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

Outside, men sat in groups, some draped in blankets, while others carrying shovels and wearing mining boots appeared to be returning from nearby shafts.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

A large table sat in the very middle, draped with a purple cloth, a wax pillar in its center.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

Stop AI was plotting its next stunt, draping banners from the top of the Golden Gate Bridge, when Kirchner and Allen got into a screaming match over the wording, Allen and other members say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 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

The outlet reported that workers have been draping the entire arena in fabric since Monday to transform the space.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 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

I wove garlands of fragrant gillyflowers and fading hedge roses, draping them about me.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein




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