robe
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With a few strokes of his pencil, Filippo Sorcinelli brought to life a flowing liturgical robe -- fitting for the man whose artistry and faith have cemented an international reputation for one-of-a-kind ecclesiastical attire.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
The artwork introduced tension between Indigenous traditions and Western conventions through the inclusion of Mai’s robe, turban and hand tattoos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Its camera captures him walking to the traffic’s edge, wearing a robe and holding a Tibetan flag on a long pole.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Fury arrived wearing a designer robe and a large cross chain.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Suddenly his mother stepped into the hallway, tightening the belt on her robe.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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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
“The Buddhist Bug” was created in 2011, a few years before “The Red Chador,” and inspired by the pervasiveness of the saffron-colored robes worn by monks in Cambodia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Then, as now, companies that inflamed the public’s urge to gamble cloaked themselves in the righteous robes of “democratization.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
And not just because he thinks the robes look "ridiculous".
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
“You wear monk robes, you’re a monk,” said Smithy.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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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
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
Than Shwe became the top general, facing his own uprising in 2007 when the "Saffron Revolution" led by robed monks took up the pro-democracy mantle.
From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025
I would study pictures of martyrs—white- robed virgins fallen in death and the young, almost smiling, St. Sebastian, transfigured in pain.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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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
The Queen rises and takes the hand of the Prince of Wales, walking slowly back to the robing room.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 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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