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

Mixing that inspiration with the helmets of the Japanese Goldrake robots, Mr. Tisci’s imagination produced the most slender and delicate dresses, using Japanese cranes as symbols and abstractions of an obi sash in leather.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2011

Designer Pilati sent out beautifully tailored blazers in nubby brown and oatmeal fabrics, cinched tight at the waist with patent leather belts or obi belts that looked like misplaced cummerbunds.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 25, 2010

But on that first day, she liked Kimberly, her breakable beauty, her purplish eyes full of the expression Obinze often used to describe the people he liked: obi ocha.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie