drape
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Once the sari and the matching blue blouse reached the museum, textiles conservator Beth Knight watched YouTube videos to learn how to drape it on the mannequin.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
And I agree it should be socially acceptable to drape oneself in velvet External link.
From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025
Uphill from the swollen Wenatchee River, 62-year-old Lisa Hart sat in her recently deceased parents’ kitchen, watching friends drape a tarp over the roof.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025
Sometimes the agents would stage mannequins in the passenger seats, or drape curtains over the windshield, or put a bag over their heads to avoid being photographed.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2025
Servants work to fluff pillows and drape blankets across a long table.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
TV cameras have captured trucks unloading drapes, lights, food and even a "40-inch mirror ball".
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 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
She has this fantastic wallpaper that she did up the walls, across the ceiling, and turned into drapes.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026
Wearing a Shaquille O’Neal jersey that nearly drapes to his knees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
Fauzia coaxes her husband to back away from me while my mother drapes an arm around my shoulders.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
At the weekend, ahead of her funeral service, the singer's coffin, draped in a Welsh flag, was driven through Swansea's coastal suburb of Mumbles, drawing huge crowds of emotional fans.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
A youngster sprang from the grass, running toward its mother, draped in what looked like a roomy shag carpet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
She cried afterward, as her family draped her in leis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
Some Venezuelans, draped in the country's flag, supported the prosecution.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
The town had built a platform in front of the Empire Café and draped it with flags and clusters of balloons.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
Despite Makhachev's record, Machado Garry displayed typical confidence as he made his walkout, before greeting his wife and draping an Ireland flag around him prior to entering the octagon.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Stop AI was plotting its next stunt, draping banners from the top of the Golden Gate Bridge, when Kirchner and Allen got into a screaming match over the wording, Allen and other members say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
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
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
Shining, luxurious epaulettes draping from each of her shoulders.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
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