veil
Example Sentences
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She carried a small suitcase and—odd for the time of year—wore a fur coat, gloves, and a heavy veil.
From Literature
Aunt Maud on her far side had a black veil pulled over her hat, and it made her look like a spider in its web.
From Literature
Then her lashes fluttered and her expression changed, veiled with politeness.
From Literature
“This crisis is not a fallacy nor a thinly veiled threat.”
Revealed in a shallow, veiled space, where light streams in gently at left, the figure’s soft handling is markedly different from the meticulously painted basket of fruit he offers to the viewer.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
