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robe

[rohb] / roʊb /


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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

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

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

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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