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

Each dress came accompanied by a matching shawl that Ross would eventually toss to the stage to be retrieved by a waiting assistant who seemed to know precisely when it would happen.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2025

I hurried on my frock and a shawl; I withdrew the bolt and opened the door with a trembling hand.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë