robe
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The artwork introduced tension between Indigenous traditions and Western conventions through the inclusion of Mai’s robe, turban and hand tattoos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Sedaris, 69, enjoys wearing the robe because some people treat him more nicely.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
There’s so much decorum among judges, this infamous brotherhood of the robe, that keeps them from directly criticizing one another.
From Slate ● May 18, 2026
King Charles will deliver the proposals from a golden throne in the House of Lords upper chamber while wearing the diamond-studded Imperial State Crown and a long crimson robe.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
She made a florist apron full of pockets look like a regal robe, with presents peeking out for everyone.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
We’ve got all the fancy soaps, deluxe robes and we added a washer and dryer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
A monk draped in burnt-orange robes faces a row of young men and women and tells them they're here on a mission to save their country.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Reynolds applied a touch of Tintoretto to Townshend’s white-highlighted red robes of office.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
"I can't believe I've finished the hajj rituals," Iraqi pilgrim Adnan Hamad, 58, told AFP, as his daughters in white robes, or abayas, looked on.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
But then he spotted a group of monks walking toward them, holding their saffron-colored robes gathered in the crooks of their arms.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
Switching gears again, he imagined himself an Oscar recipient, crowned and robed and serenaded by Josh Groban.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026
The manosphere’s sobriety is robed in strength and self-actualization, no different than the sleep routine, supplements, and squats that will sculpt the best version of you.
From Slate ● Feb. 15, 2026
Yet she’s also a protein-loading weight-lifting buff who favors all-black outfits and clear opinions, not a robed oracle speaking in riddles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
On Tuesday, north of Virginia's capital Richmond, Louella Glessner stood on a mound of plowed snow, flowers in hand, hoping the robed monks and their mission might somehow begin to heal America's toxic divisions.
From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026
So I turned at the door: I saw a robed and veiled figure, so unlike my usual self that it seemed almost the image of a stranger.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Horror stories are regularly shared behind the closed doors of court robing rooms.
From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2026
The presiding judge in the lawsuit, New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron, was in his robing room when he heard shouting on the floor.
From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2023
In response to the note, the judge questioned the juror in her robing room with lawyers on both sides present.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 7, 2022
After the jurors requested that the juror be replaced, Torres interviewed him in her robing room with lawyers from both sides present.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2022
Maybe he merely brushed against me as he was robing off the bed.
From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech
