shawl

Example Sentences

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But several wore a red hat, scarf or shawl, recalling the designer's signature colour.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

There’s the pink shawl that keeps getting taken away from her, and the dance-like physicality of her movements.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

Each dress came accompanied by a matching shawl that Ross would eventually toss to the stage to be retrieved by a waiting assistant who seemed to know precisely when it would happen.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2025

His earliest memories of fabric were totally sensory, he said, recalling the downy feel of a jamawar shawl at home in Srinagar and the soft warmth of his mother's shahtoosh saris.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2024

I set the sandwiches on my least chipped enamelware plate, covered them with a clean towel, and grabbed my overcoat and shawl.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson