veil
Example Sentences
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The agriculture minister has called for an end to the "veil of secrecy" surrounding animal dumping incidents.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
The veil between this world and the next is so thin that Clark can literally walk right through it, from his dingy store into the familiar yellow dimension of the film’s opening sequence.
From Salon • May 30, 2026
Some young women veil during Mass; others are picking up the rosary, an older form of prayer that they say they are encountering for the first time as adults.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
We have become fantastic at interacting with surfaces, all while our data is harvested and our attention monetized behind the veil of user-friendliness.
From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026
The colonists speak German with each other, and Preacher Ken has a German accent—well and we sound like veil and ve; the and they are ze and zey.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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