drape
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Randles added: "Once you've knitted with it and washed it, it drapes beautifully whereas sometimes when you knitting with synthetic it doesn't drape but this stuff does."
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Kim has reasons to drape himself in so much glory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026
And I agree it should be socially acceptable to drape oneself in velvet External link.
From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025
When Harbaugh didn’t have anyone to throw to, he would drape that tarp over a goal post and throw into it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025
I change, then drape my mirror around my neck.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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TV cameras have captured trucks unloading drapes, lights, food and even a "40-inch mirror ball".
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
I clearly remember seeing the movie when I was young and being very disturbed by the scene when the government arrives and drapes the family’s house in plastic sheets and tubing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
“It was an annihilation,” said Bryan Basler, a 45-year-old resident who drapes a “No Data Center” banner over his pickup truck.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
Wilson believes that Snow Secure—the high-tech insulated polystyrene blanket that unfolds like an accordion, then drapes over a pile of snow—is just the invention.
From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2026
I tuck myself behind one of the high-backed chairs and burrow inside thick drapes.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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Jubilant crowds gathered outside the airport to catch a glimpse of the passengers when they landed, singing and dancing while draped in Israeli flags.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Lu added that they would eventually be draped in real greenery, not the plastic version.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
This was the 49th day of consecutive protests, and there were still many thousands of people turning out each night, draped in Albanian flags.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
Many of those in the crowds were army veterans and some men were draped in flags printed with his picture on.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
She’s holding a thickly woven basket draped with a checked cloth.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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In Mexico City, Mexican Americans displayed their fan duality by draping themselves in both nation’s flags and cheering for the U.S. when Mexico was not on the pitch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
Photographs shared online show some of them taping up windows and draping windproof nets across their homes and shops.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Supporters waved Egyptian flags and Palestinian flags in support of nearby Gaza, as well as a poster of coach Hossam Hossan draping both flags over himself during the tournament.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Artan was greeted by more than 100 cheering supporters at the Mogadishu airport on Wednesday morning, with fans draping him in the country’s flag.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
I try to make it less awkward by draping my arm around her.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
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