drape
Example Sentences
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As her gold was confirmed, Meyers Taylor sunk to her knees draped in the American flag and embraced her two young children.
From BBC
Deluxe-theater owners had modeled their palaces after opera houses and temples, complete with velvet drapes, gilt ceilings and live orchestras.
Out of habit, I fix my hair so it drapes nicely across my shoulders and adjust the straps of my swimsuit.
From Literature
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Huge black velvety spiders, as big as Strong Jonn's hand, crawling over vast webs of white silk that draped the trees so thickly that the bark and leaves were hidden.
From Literature
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More than 500 students carrying signs and draped in flags gathered at the intersection of Aliso and Los Angeles streets and marched to the jail, where a swarm of police stood behind yellow caution tape.
From Los Angeles Times
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