robe

Example Sentences

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While she wore a white robe and slippers, Jake wore a black Under Armour top and shorts with white trainers.

From BBC • May 19, 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

St. Francis, unmistakable from his tonsure, his chestnut robe and his stigmata, looks lovingly at the Christ Child.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

He took off the robe and pumped his arms in the air.

From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen