drape

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Recent Examples of drape One night, she’s draped in Coperni, a sweeping American flag skirt trailing behind her. Essence, 28 May 2025 The bottom half of the dress — which was semi-sheer at the skirt and showed off the outline of her legs through the gown — contained even more of the ruffles for a romantic draping effect. Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 23 May 2025 With an Ottawa defender draped on her in the overtime, Curl-Salemme slapped a low shot that beat the Ottawa goalie to send the series back to Minnesota and give the Frost the home ice advantage. Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 23 May 2025 She was seen wearing a deep red 'sindoor’ (vermillion, a red mark worn by married Indian women as a mark of their marital status) on her forehead pairing it with a white saree draped traditionally. Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for drape
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drape
Verb
  • After the supplies were unloaded, Qasem Hassan pulled a medical smock over her black jacket and entered a classroom decorated with diagrams of the digestive system.
    Eyal Press, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
  • These partners don’t just decorate boats with their logos.
    Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Verb
  • The bottoms were adorned with allover Swarovski rhinestones.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 June 2025
  • Shops across the city are adorned in green and gold — green for pistachios, gold for the dessert's flakey crust.
    Fatma Tanis, NPR, 7 June 2025
Verb
  • He is dressed in a blue suit with one of his signature red ties, and an American flag is pinned to his left lapel.
    Alana Wise, NPR, 3 June 2025
  • To dress in whatever constitutes your best, and displays your sense of self, honors the body in a way that the world often doesn’t.
    Hilton Als, New Yorker, 2 June 2025

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“Drape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drape. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.

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