parasol
Example Sentences
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Meaning he won’t spend the time between now and Nov. 3 at some swank beach resort, sipping one of those colorful cocktails with a little paper parasol while musing over his inaugural address.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
Beneath its parasol of trees, the memorial remains the most tranquil of civic sites, welcoming visitors to pause on granite benches slightly elevated above a mosaic tiled floor meant to evoke a classical temple.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
On those sheets, striped with a repeating pattern of Miss Piggy striking different poses underneath a parasol, Miss Piggy models confidence.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026
The Japanese superstar emerged onto Rod Laver Arena for her first-round clash on Tuesday carrying a white parasol with matching wide-brimmed hat and long gauzy veil.
From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026
The young man could station himself by a certain park gate as Theresa strolled down a path some hundred feet away, carrying a parasol.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
Vocabulary lists containing parasol
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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