wimple

Example Sentences

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“Mr. Bu-bu-bu-bu-Biden,” the nun taunted, until Biden’s mother went to the school and told the nun that if she ever spoke to Joey that way again she would rip her wimple right off her head.

From The New Yorker • May 13, 2019

What’s most striking is the juxtaposition of the monochrome nun – she wore the traditional habit complete with wimple and veil – and the brilliant colours which burst from her work.

From The Guardian • Apr. 22, 2018

The tension Leo can generate simply by entering a room is extraordinary; the folds in her wimple look like extra neck tendons.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2017

Six hours later — clad in a purple velvet suit, a massive belt buckle and a shirt collar as big as a nurse’s wimple — he was ushered into the Oval Office.

From Washington Post • Sep. 13, 2015

My hair, long again, is wrapped carelessly in a wimple.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein