drape

Example Sentences

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

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

Uphill from the swollen Wenatchee River, 62-year-old Lisa Hart sat in her recently deceased parents’ kitchen, watching friends drape a tarp over the roof.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 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

“Just drape them down and leave a little bit of the history of the building behind them.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

I could drape it over the head of the china cat that adorned the mantelpiece, but if Hattie woke early, she could rescue it before anyone saw.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine