shroud

Example Sentences

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“We expect that the shroud of uncertainty created by the conflict will weigh on the PMI this month.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

And she has gold lozenges painted all around the perimeter of her shroud, done tastefully, without obvious ostentation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

This is similar to the height of an adult human and consistent with a body in a burial shroud commonly seen in Sudan.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

“That means that the government cannot usher any detainees onto planes in a shroud of secrecy,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote Monday.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2025

The dervish wore a white shroud, covered by a black robe and a black felt cap the shape of a thimble.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri