obi
Example Sentences
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“The present is a gift,” she said, fan tucked in her obi — the wide kimono sash — pink and white parasol in her Hello Kitty shoulder bag.
From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2022
They reminded me of Japanese obi sashes, those sometimes ornately knotted strips of brocade.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2017
She endorses the structured look so popular for this round of preview showings, with prominent shoulders and waist cinched in a wide obi belt.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2013
The most dramatic pieces were gilded jackets with wide obi sashes.
From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2013
“Kimberly adores her husband, and her husband adores himself. She should leave him but she never will,” she said once, about the woman she had worked for in America, the woman with obi ocha.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
