drapes

Example Sentences

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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

Wearing a Shaquille O’Neal jersey that nearly drapes to his knees.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

The drapes the 79-year-old president mentioned cover a window in the East Room of the White House that looks out onto the construction site for the $400 million ballroom.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

She takes the folded linen napkin off her plate and drapes it on her lap, telling me with her eyes to do the same.

From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson