Example Sentences

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Throughout the holy city, Iranian flags can be seen printed on white pilgrims' garments, cloaks, bags and buses.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Michael Jackson’s celebrity is so blinding, his music so compelling, that it cloaks him with an almost impenetrable shield from the truth: He was a stone cold pedophile.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Then she makes a beeline for a gaggle of giggling children and expectant women, most in flowing black cloaks.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

These thick cloaks of dust might dim the stars' light to the point of utter undetectability.

From Science Daily • Oct. 9, 2025

“And you!” he said, addressing the Jewish men, their cloaks covered in mud.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz