kimono

Example Sentences

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Australian tourist Olivia Martell-Groves went all in for the seasonal experience, and donned a flower-printed kimono while marvelling at the flowers.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

In Osaka, Japan, young women dressed in traditional kimono took part in a Shinto ritual procession to mark the end of the year at Sumiyoshi Taisha, one of Japan's oldest Shinto shrines.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

I wish Harvard had opened the kimono and listened.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

For example, many of the characters wear the predecessor to the kimono, a kosode.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2024

I looked outside over a field and tried to find the Socle Boshi, the kimono sleeve in the sky where Uncle Katsuhisa said westerners see the constellation Orion.

From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata