kimono

Example Sentences

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Anderson asked him if would play a karate instructor and sent him a photo of a tiger... in a martial arts kimono.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

In Osaka, Japan, young women dressed in traditional kimono took part in a Shinto ritual procession to mark the end of the year at Sumiyoshi Taisha, one of Japan's oldest Shinto shrines.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

I wish Harvard had opened the kimono and listened.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

For the role, the actor had to learn traditional Japanese, how to walk in a kimono, how to kneel properly and even how to fight.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2024

For emphasis, lips compressed, she brushed some imaginary tobacco flakes from the lap of her kimono.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger