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

But Dar had already left by then, along with dozens of other Kashmiri shawl sellers, who, after living in Mussoorie for decades, say they no longer feel safe there.

From BBC • May 2, 2025

During the exodus, she misplaces her shawl and refuses to let anyone wait for her while she searches for it, waving them away into the night.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern