kimono

Example Sentences

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"Nowadays, young Japanese people... are not very interested that much in traditional art and in kimono."

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 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

The setting is a placid pond, on whose banks sits a plump and serene fellow in a kimono, his eyes closed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

The staff wore kimono pajamas and sat on smiling Murakami flower pillows.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2025

But to his right some way down the corridor a woman wrapped in a scarlet kimono was retreating from him.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie