veil
Example Sentences
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Some young women veil during Mass; others are picking up the rosary, an older form of prayer that they say they are encountering for the first time as adults.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
Abby Rodriguez lends Sophie Janinet a veil for her wedding.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
We have become fantastic at interacting with surfaces, all while our data is harvested and our attention monetized behind the veil of user-friendliness.
From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026
"All he did was tear away that fragile veil in advance, placing the reality outside the room plainly on the table," one Xiaohongshu post read after his death.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
The smell of fermented fruit was overpowering, and a haze of escaped flies lifted off the tables like a buzzing veil every time Morgan moved.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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