poncho

Example Sentences

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One soldier aided an older woman, her body wrapped in a poncho as the clouds thickened above.

From Barron's • Oct. 28, 2025

Kudos to costumer Lien See Leong for outfitting McMahon in a hooded terry cloth poncho that makes him look like Jesus walked across the water to hang ten.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025

Her 'Queen Elizabeth walking around Balmoral' outfit, which saw her wear a gold poncho and grey knitted skirt with fluffy ducks attached to it, was one of her most memorable.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2025

When we first came here, in ’64, I was dressed up in a poncho with a holster and a toy gun.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2024

At night, Horan and the other men rolled out their poncho liners—thin, quilted nylon blankets that provided a little warmth—and slept on the packed dirt floor of a hut.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge