veil

Example Sentences

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Ramia spoke quietly as she described being forced to wear a full body covering and niqab - a veil which leaves just the eye area exposed.

From BBC

“Doctors couldn’t find anything wrong with her but as soon as I said, ‘It’s a wrap,’ Saja pulled off her veil and became alive again.”

From Los Angeles Times

As she spends more time with her family, she gradually lifts the veil on her uncle's life and learns more about what led to his death.

From Barron's

Some sleuths have resorted to studying body language as they try to pierce the veil of secrecy.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the courtroom, Ms Pelicot and her family sat through nearly four months of veiled insinuations and open accusations of complicity from both the defendants and their lawyers.

From BBC