veiling

Example Sentences

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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

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

From Reuters • Jul. 12, 2022

With each new season the character development wanes further, and metaphors lose more of their creative veiling.

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2022

The bottle careens and thuds to the carpet, ink pours down over the skyscape, veiling Mrs. Smeath in Parker’s Washable Blue.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood