gauze

Example Sentences

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Her upper body rotates over the chair back and she gently pulls up one of her transparent gauze sleeves as if preparing for a pleasant conversation with us, her audience.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

He described it as a bioethanol fireplace that does not need a chimney flue, where liquid is poured on to a cotton gauze to create a "candle effect".

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025

Between “Snooze” and “Crybaby,” she was lifted on wires, revealing a gauze train in the shape of a chrysalis, to spellbinding effect.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2025

Luckily, as with any trending consumer good these days, see-through clothing comes in every price point and quality tier, from $36 polyester-blend cargo joggers to $419 gauze pants in 100 percent silk.

From Slate • Dec. 14, 2024

In spite of the heavy fog rolling in, it was like some filmy gauze had been cleared from the atmosphere, or like a particularly nauseating stench had been done away with.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon