obi

Example Sentences

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Inside, men’s corsetry, obi belts and cummerbunds cinch the waist, a silhouette that is mimicked in the dramatic hourglass tailoring of coats and jackets with curved waistlines and broad shoulders.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 14, 2023

“The present is a gift,” she said, fan tucked in her obi — the wide kimono sash — pink and white parasol in her Hello Kitty shoulder bag.

From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2022

They reminded me of Japanese obi sashes, those sometimes ornately knotted strips of brocade.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2017

Mixing that inspiration with the helmets of the Japanese Goldrake robots, Mr. Tisci’s imagination produced the most slender and delicate dresses, using Japanese cranes as symbols and abstractions of an obi sash in leather.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2011

Once she saw my father use the obi, the divining coconut, to answer the questions of a godchild who had come to consult him.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García