shroud

Example Sentences

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“We expect that the shroud of uncertainty created by the conflict will weigh on the PMI this month.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

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

Grief hangs like a shroud in the house, while Njoki's chair sits empty.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

Now, it is time to take it to an East Los Angeles gallery for others to ponder and appreciate, like some ancient shroud.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2025

The buildings we drive past look like dark figures peeking through a white shroud.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth