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Standing on a concrete pedestal, the statue will depict the pontiff with open arms, wearing his long papal robe and a crucifix around his neck.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
At the casting call, I was handed a satin robe and pointed toward a small tent where I could change and a large tent with the photo crew inside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
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
“That’s Mr. Drysdale out there in the yard. Where is his robe, for decency’s sake? And what’s he doing?”
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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As for the Supreme Court, retirement does not appear imminent for either of the justices considered the most likely to hang up their robes -- 76-year-old Samuel Alito and 78-year-old Clarence Thomas.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
Chivayo regularly attended the Johane Masowe weChishanu African apostolic church, one of the biggest in Zimbabwe, whose followers can often be seen worshipping outdoors wearing white robes.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Days before the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art officially opens, protesters from the Fair Games Coalition — wearing Jedi robes and Jar Jar Binks masks and carrying lightsabers — rallied together outside the new museum.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
Victoria Behr’s witty costumes—from the Emperor’s robes to the Wife’s casual shorts—completed the picture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Imagine him whirling around in his rose robes, a measuring string slung over his neck, calling out numbers.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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During the mourning chorus for the murdered King Duncan, for example, they robed the Macbeths in ermine and handed them crowns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Groups of traditional dancers performed, as crowds including red robed monks and nuns watched the ceremony in India's northern hilltown of Dharamshala.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
Switching gears again, he imagined himself an Oscar recipient, crowned and robed and serenaded by Josh Groban.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 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
The rider was robed all in black, and black was his lofty helm; yet this was no Ringwraith but a living man.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Horror stories are regularly shared behind the closed doors of court robing rooms.
From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2026
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
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
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