robes

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Think of the centurions who cast lots for Christ’s robes on the day of the Crucifixion in 33 A.D.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

The statue, to be sculpted by Martin Jennings, shows the late Queen in her younger years, in the ceremonial robes of the Order of Garter.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

In the image, the president appears dressed in red and white robes as he cures a man with his healing hand.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Dressed in deep yellow-gold robes, she was greeted by local school children who asked why she had been sent.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Pa tucked in the robes around them, and Grandpa and Grandma and Uncle George stood calling, “Good-by! Good-by!” as they rode away into the Big Woods, going home.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder