veil

Example Sentences

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Above them, the colliding realms rippled like a gauzy veil over the stars.

From Literature

"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

For wearing the small veil across my eyes was a requirement to participate in “Poe: Pulse & Pendulum,” the debut offering from new troupe Theatre Obscura L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

Some viewers see it as a thinly veiled endorsement of the policy - hailed in the film as a crippling masterstroke to weed out fake currency from Pakistan.

From BBC

She carried a small suitcase and—odd for the time of year—wore a fur coat, gloves, and a heavy veil.

From Literature