wimple

Example Sentences

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The most deadpan cynic to ever don a wimple, most of her prayers come in the form of exhortations to “sweet suffering Jesus.”

From Los Angeles Times

They even have cute freckles beneath their wimples.

From Washington Post

For a while, I tried reclining against a V-shaped pregnancy pillow, but I kept sinking backwards into it until I was wearing it like a wimple.

From The Guardian

A nun in full wimple and white cloak allowing for just a flash of nipple is the revealing poster for Paul Verhoeven’s first film since Elle.

From The Guardian

Who was to know if she sat on the stoop until she heard the crinkle of the midwife’s starched wimple?

From Literature