veil

Madonna started the record craving anonymity but by the end she's lifted that purple veil.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

While a further increase in borrowing costs is possible, Lane said the ECB isn’t committed to any rate path and is deliberately “drawing a veil over where we might go in the future.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026

“We live under a veil of fear that we didn’t live under before 9/11,” Spielberg told USA Today while promoting the film.

From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026

Her face was concealed by a veil, a wide-brim hat and a white parasol that she said was inspired by an image of a jellyfish that excited her 2-year-old daughter.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

The woman’s face stayed a blurry smudge beneath her veil.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

No one lies down—the chorus members don delicate face veils and hold lighted candles to show when they are sleeping.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

Draft beer, peanuts and big-screen sports... the scene is reminiscent of pubs worldwide, but in Saudi Arabia's capital, customers in white robes or black veils sip alcohol-free pints with no expectation of a hangover.

From Barron's ● Nov. 19, 2025

The crowd’s alternative style was imbued with Latin flair: Latinos in black vaquero boots clicked their heels against the concrete, while lace veils flowed above their carefully teased hair.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2025

And all the while they sang, their faces turned to St Peter's Basilica to their left, their white veils glistening under their large sun hats.

From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2025

They put on mittens and coats and warm hoods and shawls, and wrapped mufflers around their necks and thick woolen veils over their faces.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Last week, she joined a vigil at a Buddhist temple where residents prayed for peace -- a veiled plea for their homes to be spared.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

The galaxy is heavily veiled by dust, making it difficult to see in visible light.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026

Contra all the stifled yawns and thinly veiled condescension, the contest — now in its final stretch — is the most compelling California gubernatorial campaign in decades.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2026

Defa Press, which is affiliated with Iran’s Defense Ministry, published a recruitment poster featuring a teenage boy and a veiled girl, both smiling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026

Yet instead of receiving recognition and gratitude, Los Alamos received “rather thinly veiled criticism” that it was not up to the job of weapons research and development.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

The U.N. rights committee said Iran should "amend or repeal laws and policies that criminalise the non-compliance with compulsory veiling... and disband the morality police".

From Reuters ● Nov. 3, 2023

She styled the tailored look with a headpiece featuring a crinoline base with a layer of tulle and merry widow veiling, adorned with a ribbon bow.

From Washington Times ● May 6, 2023

She styled the tailored look with a headpiece featuring a crinoline base with a layer of tulle and merry widow veiling, adorned with a Petersham ribbon bow.

From Seattle Times ● May 6, 2023

"We don't have that luxury of just making a phone call and having water show up," he said, not veiling his contempt for the Lower Basin states' reliance on lakes Mead and Powell.

From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2022

I realized there was no fog veiling my window.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer