veil

Sadhguru's "sacred walks", organised by his Isha Foundation, promised a journey to a place "of divine connection, where the veil between the physical and spiritual is thin".

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

“You didn’t see a single veil back then,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

On the cover of her latest album, Confessions II, Madonna's face is obscured by a purple veil.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

It was probably their wedding day, I assumed, judging by the bride’s veil and gown—simple though they were.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

Marked by veils of heavily diluted color that are rubbed into the canvas weave to create a weightless, matte effect, its soft, evanescent surface was intended to read, Whistler said, “like breath on glass.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

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

Under its 40-year-old de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom has loosened its arch-conservatism, allowing women to drive and shed their veils.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2025

Suzanne has an iron will that she thinly veils with a solicitous smile.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2025

And I’d seen the older girls who’d been our playmates disappear behind veils as soon as they became teenagers.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai

Some critics have pointed out that the company is backed by private equity firms and is taking over local storefronts while directing profits back to veiled corporate headquarters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

But so far she hasn’t stumped for him, instead lobbing veiled criticisms of Talarico’s efforts to win over Black voters.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

"Presentations should not turn into self-representations," he wrote, in a thinly veiled swipe at Federov's long, detailed news conference last week.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

Photos taken by local media outlet The Collective showed officers removing lyrics of a Cantonese song -- a veiled reference to huge and sometimes violent democracy protests in 2019 -- from the shop window.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

There was, in his expression, a veiled amusement, as though he did not see why she should be so upset but was better off not saying so.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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

Dozens of women have been jailed in Iran for their activism against forced veiling, according to rights groups.

From Reuters ● Jul. 12, 2022

She lifted the cover from the pot of rice, and steam rose like a thick smoke, veiling her face.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin