shawl

Example Sentences

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Beneath the shadowing shawl her head was tied up with a rag – to keep her dead jaw from dropping in one final gape.

From Literature

I took another step back, suddenly shivering, holding my hands under my shawl, wanting to run, wanting to go to my own house and be safe.

From Literature

The upper parts held her latest lace shawls, knit in the shapes of triangles, semicircles, and rectangles.

From Literature

She looked perfectly angelic in an all-white glittery dress, complete with a flowing fur shawl.

From BBC

They only visit under the cover of night, their faces hidden by their shawls, so as not to raise suspicions that they might be coming to pray or to celebrate a Jewish holiday.

From Literature