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robe

[rohb] / roʊb /


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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

As he stood in his traditional full-length black robe outside his church, a man paused to clear his nose next to him.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

Fury arrived wearing a designer robe and a large cross chain.

From BBC Jul. 23, 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

Instead, a black hooded robe covered what looked to be a smooth white orb, almost like an egg.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

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

And not just because he thinks the robes look "ridiculous".

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

We’ve got all the fancy soaps, deluxe robes and we added a washer and dryer.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 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

Leonardo, decked out in his flowing robes and floppy Renaissance cap, gave the prelaunch countdown: “Cinque, quattro, tre, due, uno—blast off!”

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

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

In the arched entranceway, a figure robed in silver-gray was kneeling and speaking to the mussel.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

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

In response to the note, the judge questioned the juror in her robing room with lawyers on both sides present.

From Washington Times Jun. 7, 2022

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

“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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