robe
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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
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
I hid them in a pouch I had sewn in the folds of my robe.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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The latter wore turbans and robes and spoke Arabic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
We’ve got all the fancy soaps, deluxe robes and we added a washer and dryer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Comedian-turned-DJ Yoon Seong-ho, who performs under the stage name NewJeansNim in monk robes and mixes electronic music with chants, agrees there is a delicate balance.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
Think of the centurions who cast lots for Christ’s robes on the day of the Crucifixion in 33 A.D.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
She is teaching me how to sew, and we are making pretty nightgowns and robes that she will sell to the families of new brides for their trousseaux.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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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
On Tuesday, north of Virginia's capital Richmond, Louella Glessner stood on a mound of plowed snow, flowers in hand, hoping the robed monks and their mission might somehow begin to heal America's toxic divisions.
From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026
Performers are robed and instruments are carried on ramshackle wheelbarrows, setting up the transitory mood of the night.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2025
Then Círdan led them to the Havens, and there was a white ship lying, and upon the quay beside a great grey horse stood a figure robed all in white awaiting them.
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
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
In response to the note, the judge questioned the juror in her robing room with lawyers on both side present.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 7, 2022
Maybe he merely brushed against me as he was robing off the bed.
From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech
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