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
Yeah, you gotta get the drape and the flow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
Team Italy has an Armani jacket to drape on anyone who hits a homer while downing his shot of coffee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
And I agree it should be socially acceptable to drape oneself in velvet External link.
From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025
When I pulled back the edge of the drape slightly, I could hear well enough; I could also see the front half of the stage.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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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
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
Then she built two armchairs in that room that I bought from her in the same 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
Her living room is huge, decorated with white-and-gold velvet drapes, blue-and-gold sofas, and thick royal-blue rugs that are under our feet.
From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson
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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
A monk draped in burnt-orange robes faces a row of young men and women and tells them they're here on a mission to save their country.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
He kept a towel draped over his right hand for almost the entire game to cover the black brace covering his wrist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
The capital was draped in black; thousands lined the streets, weeping.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
And frankly, my daddy’s boots had never looked better, draped by the beautiful floral skirt as they were.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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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 show notes pointed to “the dancer’s wardrobe” as inspiration, embracing how fabric can have a mind of its own — gathering, draping, cascading.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 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
A baldhead in shades and a tank top stands across from Blackburn, the student center, with a long boa draping his muscular shoulders.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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