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From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025

The altar frontal presents the Pentecost, as if on stage, enacted by high-relief figures, framed by a sinuous drape.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 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

“Just drape them down and leave a little bit of the history of the building behind them.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025

Gabrielle orders the servants around, telling them how the princess will wear her hair for the evening—three single plaits twisted into a low bun—and she tells the other ladies-of-honor how to drape her with jewelry.

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

Three days after the gunfight, the gates were wide open, and window drapes billowed in the breeze.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026

I take in the angles of the room, the slant of light flooding through panes of glass, the planes that separate us, the irony of drapes to create darkness.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

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

She cried afterward, as her family draped her in leis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

Young people draped in Indian flags queued for food, painted placards and posed for photographs, while rows of police and paramilitary personnel sealed every road to parliament around them.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

Hernanz wore a Spanish flag draped across his shoulders as the friends made plans to spend the day in Madrid waiting for the team's return.

From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026

She pulled Håkon’s blanket out of his backpack and draped it around the three of them as much as possible.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

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

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

The outlet reported that workers have been draping the entire arena in fabric since Monday to transform the space.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

In 1967, his black evening gown with cape radiated simplicity in form and draping even as it also referenced the attire of Catholic priests.

From Salon ● May 17, 2026

I wrap myself in a towel and crawl onto the chair, draping the sleeping bag around me.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed