veil

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

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

On the cover of her latest album, Confessions II, Madonna's face is obscured by a purple veil.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

A veil rested on their heads, held by a satin flowered headband.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026

He went toward the altar through a veil of thick smoke and first reached for the antimins, a rectangular piece of cloth that is necessary to celebrate the Liturgy, or Eucharist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

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 "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

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

No one lies down—the chorus members don delicate face veils and hold lighted candles to show when they are sleeping.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

Draft beer, peanuts and big-screen sports... the scene is reminiscent of pubs worldwide, but in Saudi Arabia's capital, customers in white robes or black veils sip alcohol-free pints with no expectation of a hangover.

From Barron's ● Nov. 19, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2025

There were headdresses and veils, corsets with daggers concealed in the stays, elaborate capes, and teetering tall shoes carved of ebony and coral.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

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

Jackson described the document as a thinly veiled attempt to “prejudice Mr. Flores and impact the jury pool” by releasing damaging information about the officer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

"Presentations should not turn into self-representations," he wrote, in a thinly veiled swipe at Federov's long, detailed news conference last week.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

Last week, she joined a vigil at a Buddhist temple where residents prayed for peace -- a veiled plea for their homes to be spared.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

Around her, masked and veiled men and women crowded onto the terraced ledges, stamping their feet as the action proceeded below.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

The fabled front was always understood to be window dressing veiling frustrations, squelched desires, and countless other malignancies.

From Salon ● Nov. 21, 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 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

Dozens of women have been jailed in Iran for their activism against forced veiling, according to rights groups.

From Reuters ● Jul. 12, 2022

I realized there was no fog veiling my window.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer