veil

And with that veil ripped off, every emotion they didn’t let themselves feel, every word left unsaid, every last regret, all become instantly magnified, sprawling out before them on an endless road.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

She is Syria's first-ever lawmaker to wear the full-face Islamic niqab veil.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

She detects a generalized funk poisoning our existence and asks, not unreasonably, “What is with this bummer veil cast over everything fun or exciting?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Molly, 32, wore a white short-sleeved mini dress with a matching pillbox hat and netted veil for the occassion, while Tom, 26, wore a black suit and tie.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Cassiopeia wriggled with excitement, for there was only one person this side of the veil who baked in this particular kind of way.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

Marked by veils of heavily diluted color that are rubbed into the canvas weave to create a weightless, matte effect, its soft, evanescent surface was intended to read, Whistler said, “like breath on glass.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026

The Iran of today is also visible everywhere we stop, with some women wearing veils and scarves and others, of all ages, bare-headed.

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026

Under its 40-year-old de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom has loosened its arch-conservatism, allowing women to drive and shed their veils.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2025

Suzanne has an iron will that she thinly veils with a solicitous smile.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2025

Streams and veils of light hung like curtains, looped and festooned on invisible hooks hundreds of miles high or blowing out sideways in the stream of some unimaginable wind.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

Some critics have pointed out that the company is backed by private equity firms and is taking over local storefronts while directing profits back to veiled corporate headquarters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

But so far she hasn’t stumped for him, instead lobbing veiled criticisms of Talarico’s efforts to win over Black voters.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

Photos taken by local media outlet The Collective showed officers removing lyrics of a Cantonese song -- a veiled reference to huge and sometimes violent democracy protests in 2019 -- from the shop window.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

I tried a mix of activities, a couple of which turned out to be thinly veiled sales pitches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

But above the roof of the cabin, the hills were veiled with rain clouds.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker

She styled the tailored look with a headpiece featuring a crinoline base with a layer of tulle and merry widow veiling, adorned with a ribbon bow.

From Washington Times ● May 6, 2023

She styled the tailored look with a headpiece featuring a crinoline base with a layer of tulle and merry widow veiling, adorned with a Petersham ribbon bow.

From Seattle Times ● May 6, 2023

"We don't have that luxury of just making a phone call and having water show up," he said, not veiling his contempt for the Lower Basin states' reliance on lakes Mead and Powell.

From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2022

Emily maintains a steady exterior calm veiling her interior panic.

From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2022

She lifted the cover from the pot of rice, and steam rose like a thick smoke, veiling her face.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin