Example Sentences

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Draped in colourful flags and surrounded by toadstools, the miniature kingdom in New Earswick was set up by Christie Barnes.

From BBC • May 28, 2025

Draped in Mexican and Salvadoran and flags, demonstrators gathered near City Hall shortly before noon, blocking traffic at Spring and Temple streets, amid honking horns and solidarity messages from passing motorists.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2025

Draped around protesters' and Palestinians' shoulders, necks, faces or heads, the keffiyeh is a Palestinian symbol of pride and resistance.

From Salon • May 1, 2024

Draped over his balcony, a flag celebrating King Charles III’s coronation flutters in the breeze.

From New York Times • Jul. 8, 2023

Draped in the window of the shop was a rainbow of saris.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan