drape
Example Sentences
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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
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
Litdefinger took a moment to adjust the drape of his cape, but lyrion had seen the flash of hunger in those sly cat's eyes.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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