shroud

Example Sentences

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And she has gold lozenges painted all around the perimeter of her shroud, done tastefully, without obvious ostentation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Hidden beneath that thick acoustic engine shroud, the new high-output turbo assembly isn’t much to look at.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

“I think we can convince people that the shroud is the shroud that wrapped the physical body of Jesus,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

This is similar to the height of an adult human and consistent with a body in a burial shroud commonly seen in Sudan.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

Its whiteness contrasted starkly with the black veil that framed her head like a shroud.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy