drape

Example Sentences

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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

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

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

So the trumpet case was hidden inside a huge urn and Jamie’s book bag was neatly tucked behind a drape that was behind a statue from the Middle Ages.

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg