obi

Example Sentences

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Through the centuries, the unisex garment evolved from an underlayer for the upper class to become outerwear, sashed with an obi but featuring smaller sleeves that aided physical activity — helpful for the samurai warriors.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2024

“The present is a gift,” she said, fan tucked in her obi — the wide kimono sash — pink and white parasol in her Hello Kitty shoulder bag.

From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2022

She endorses the structured look so popular for this round of preview showings, with prominent shoulders and waist cinched in a wide obi belt.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2013

The most dramatic pieces were gilded jackets with wide obi sashes.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2013

Once she saw my father use the obi, the divining coconut, to answer the questions of a godchild who had come to consult him.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García