cloak

Example Sentences

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“A diary is an assassin’s cloak which we wear when we stab a comrade in the back with a pen,” wrote William Soutar, a Scottish poet and diarist, in 1934.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Miller said that India's cloak of invincibility had been removed and now South Africa knew "that they are beatable".

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

The off-white cloak caked in clay is deliberately drained of all color.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Most of those selected to wear the killer’s cloak in “The Traitors” come to this conclusion, but not as woefully as Rausch.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

And she picked up the black cloak, uttered something about the dry-goods store, and pulled the door shut behind her.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan