Example Sentences

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If you are draping a window or door, add 25 percent to the measurements.

From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2022

Just in time for coat weather, two local companies are draping Shakespeare plays in new raiment.

From Washington Post • Oct. 25, 2018

They are draping the public buildings with black, putting all the flags at half mast, and tying them with crape.

From Mildred's New Daughter by Finley, Martha

Each idea now stands out clear cut as a cube of crystal, and colours of unwonted richness are draping the fancy.

From The Young Priest's Keepsake by Phelan, Michael