turban
Example Sentences
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Mojtaba Khamenei, a cleric who has a salt-and-pepper beard and the black turban of the "seyyed" -- descendants of the Prophet Mohammed -- is a veteran of the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s.
From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026
Now 74, with a white beard and whiter turban, Ravinder is facing the possibility that he might be the last in that line.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025
The missing man was wearing a white turban, black shorts, black shirt and a black vest.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2025
The new video shows Mr Sandhu, who's wearing a blue turban, walk up to Mr Ramesh and guide him to safety.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2025
His skin was much paler than the other two men’s, almost sallow, and a crop of tiny sweat beads gleamed on his forehead just below the edge of his black turban.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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