Example Sentences

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Over his designer silk game, he has draped a crusty leather jacket.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2021

Ewing, who has draped a white towel over his shoulder during games as a tribute to his mentor, embraces the idea of representing the man known as Big John.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 19, 2021

A self-professed "mad football fan" has draped a huge flag across the front of his house to cheer on England in the World Cup.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2018

As in that film, Guadagnino has draped his muse in lavish swaths of couture — in this case, Christian Dior, whose chic sunglasses and shirtwaists Swinton throws on with a practiced off-handedness.

From Washington Post • May 12, 2016

The table in front of us is a polished brown, which Danso has draped with a nice white cloth.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer