shawl

Example Sentences

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But several wore a red hat, scarf or shawl, recalling the designer's signature colour.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

Quickly, they draped him in a traditional shawl.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025

There’s the pink shawl that keeps getting taken away from her, and the dance-like physicality of her movements.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

Burns’ documentary doesn’t examine this particular shawl detail, although many other bits in different pictures are scrutinized.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2024

From Frank Churchill’s face, where he thought he saw confusion suppressed or laughed away, he had involuntarily turned to hers; but she was indeed behind, and too busy with her shawl.

From "Emma" by Jane Austen