drapes
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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On Aug. 13, Judge Richard Stearns dismissed the government’s separate Title VI suit against Harvard, and Ms. Van Erem drapes herself in that decision.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
TV cameras have captured trucks unloading drapes, lights, food and even a "40-inch mirror ball".
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Wilson believes that Snow Secure—the high-tech insulated polystyrene blanket that unfolds like an accordion, then drapes over a pile of snow—is just the invention.
From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2026
She has this fantastic wallpaper that she did up the walls, across the ceiling, and turned into drapes.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 7, 2026
She takes the folded linen napkin off her plate and drapes it on her lap, telling me with her eyes to do the same.
From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson
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