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

Bodies are wrapped in a shroud of biodegradable material such as silk or wool before being placed in a pressurised chamber with hot water and chemicals, speeding up decomposition.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

Hidden beneath that thick acoustic engine shroud, the new high-output turbo assembly isn’t much to look at.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

“I think we can convince people that the shroud is the shroud that wrapped the physical body of Jesus,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

It hit me that he wasn’t going to get up only after he was lowered into the hole, just in the shroud, and the diggers started covering him with the earth.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah