obi

Example Sentences

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“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

Then she reversed them, nodded, and cinched it all together with an obi sash, “O.K., O.K. O.K.”

From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2018

They reminded me of Japanese obi sashes, those sometimes ornately knotted strips of brocade.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2017

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

He led the way into his dim obi, which smelled of mushrooms.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie