draped

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The lights go down and the orchestra weaves between the steady thump of his beats and vivid melodies, as shadow-like projections are beamed onto a huge circular curtain draped above him.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

During the hottest hours, many retreat to makeshift huts -- frames of sticks draped with coarse homespun cloth, plastered with wild donkey dung.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Flanking the Hunt likeness, the delayed but imposing 6-foot-3-inch draped caryatids represent both “Architecture” and “Painting and Sculpture.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Dimunitive and draped in a plain cotton sari and rubber sandals, Banerjee hardly looked like a politician who would topple one of the world's longest-running elected Communist governments.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

I draped my arms around her small shoulders and filled my lungs with air, waiting for his explanation.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall