headscarf
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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As well as campaigning against capital punishment and the obligatory headscarf for women, she has also regularly predicted the downfall of the clerical system that has ruled Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
Outside the nearby corner shop, Shahla, an elderly woman wearing a pale headscarf balances a loaf of bread on a clipboard securing her shopping list and a wadge of bills.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
Each was wearing a keffiyeh, a traditional Middle Eastern headscarf, in the dock, as were a number of supporters in the public gallery.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
The title character and occasional commentator, played as a gloomy babushka in a red headscarf by David Turner, foresees little hope for a glorious future.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
“Your mother should wear her headscarf if she wants to, and she shouldn’t feel bad about it. That’s what freedom really is about—having a choice.”
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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