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cloak

[klohk] / kloʊk /




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The invisibility offered a protective cloak, allowing his existential confessionals to develop free of the expectations placed upon Sage Elsesser, pro skateboarder.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

Like Maddie, she can easily cloak compulsions under the blanket of modern body positivity.

From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026

That painting depicts Christ on the cross, with a painter standing beneath him dressed in a mauve-pink-and-brown cloak.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

That creates a cloak of consistency, because people expect interventions, but it does not necessarily mean VAR is being used as originally intended, for the real howlers.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

And she picked up the black cloak, uttered something about the dry-goods store, and pulled the door shut behind her.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

"I wasn't 100% sure what it was, but in my mind it would look something like a grand coronation with ermine cloaks and gold," he said.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

Throughout the holy city, Iranian flags can be seen printed on white pilgrims' garments, cloaks, bags and buses.

From Barron's ● May 25, 2026

Michael Jackson’s celebrity is so blinding, his music so compelling, that it cloaks him with an almost impenetrable shield from the truth: He was a stone cold pedophile.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026

These thick cloaks of dust might dim the stars' light to the point of utter undetectability.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2025

So much alike were they, the sons of Elrond, that few could tell them apart: dark-haired, grey-eyed, and their faces elven-fair, clad alike in bright mail beneath cloaks of silver-grey.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

Century-old El Floridita is cloaked with metal shutters.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

Whatever happens will be cloaked in lies — and followed by gaslighting.

From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026

They arrived on the scene cloaked in mystique—interviews were rare, photos tended to be blurry and shot from a distance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026

If predecessor Gareth Southgate was criticised for being cloaked in conservatism and playing it safe, Tuchel's iron will in following his instincts has now effectively positioned himself as the anti-Southgate.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

The door opened: He saw a glimpse of the lamplit square outside, and a cloaked figure edged into the hall and closed the door behind it.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

I’m including the comments in full because of how out of character they were for a Fed chair best known for cloaking his future decisions:

From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026

And don’t be surprised if that picture is cloaking something behind its frame.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2024

This could allow the development of bioinspired optical materials with possible applications ranging from invisible cloaking devices to coatings to more efficiently harvest solar energy, said Tak-Sing Wong, professor of mechanical engineering and biomedical engineering.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 18, 2024

"The cold blues of the frosty landscape offset against the warm, orange hues of the early morning sun - cloaking the trees in an enchanting light," said Buckley.

From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2024

Its cloaking device was still engaged and its shields were up.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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