robe
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Fury arrived wearing a designer robe and a large cross chain.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Sedaris, 69, enjoys wearing the robe because some people treat him more nicely.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
There’s so much decorum among judges, this infamous brotherhood of the robe, that keeps them from directly criticizing one another.
From Slate ● May 18, 2026
Modeled after a monk’s robe and a nun’s habit, Holmes combined Christian inspiration with the miniskirt trend, which some people found fun, while others labeled it offensive.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
The lap robe was a blanket in the ship’s colors, with fringe.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
We’ve got all the fancy soaps, deluxe robes and we added a washer and dryer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Reynolds applied a touch of Tintoretto to Townshend’s white-highlighted red robes of office.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
"I can't believe I've finished the hajj rituals," Iraqi pilgrim Adnan Hamad, 58, told AFP, as his daughters in white robes, or abayas, looked on.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
The statue, to be sculpted by Martin Jennings, shows the late Queen in her younger years, in the ceremonial robes of the Order of Garter.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
That sticking-up hair of his had been shaved off, and his monk’s robes also helped to hide him.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
The Statue of Liberty, the copper-clad sculpture of a robed and crowned woman holding a torch above her head, sits in New York's harbor and draws millions of visitors each year.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
The manosphere’s sobriety is robed in strength and self-actualization, no different than the sleep routine, supplements, and squats that will sculpt the best version of you.
From Slate ● Feb. 15, 2026
Yet she’s also a protein-loading weight-lifting buff who favors all-black outfits and clear opinions, not a robed oracle speaking in riddles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
Kabawat briefly greets the robed and suited men standing in line to receive her.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026
That Monday, the atmosphere was expectant when the three red- robed judges marched into the courtroom.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
The presiding judge in the lawsuit, New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron, was in his robing room when he heard shouting on the floor.
From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2023
After the jurors requested that the juror be replaced, Torres interviewed him in her robing room with lawyers from both sides present.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2022
Over her decade in Baptist youth ministry, Dec. 24 meant prepping sermons at the church, sending out last-minute Christmas emails to her young people, robing up.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 24, 2021
“It’s before the robing room — it’s when I took that oath,” he told the lawmakers.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 5, 2019
“I keep my promises,” he told her, as Irri and Jhiqui were robing them for bed.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
