huppah
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Waiting at a huppah draped with flowing white fabric was their officiant, Lisa Edwards, rabbi emerita at the Beth Chayim Chadashim synagogue in Los Angeles.
From New York Times • May 6, 2022
The bride and groom were each escorted to the huppah by both of their parents.
From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2021
Beyond the huppah, woven with more ranunculus and greens, was a sweeping desert vista.
From New York Times • Mar. 19, 2021
Ms. Knight, in a strapless white wedding gown, walked with Kari down the restaurant’s fairy-lit aisle to where Mr. Spilkowitz, in a dark suit, waited under a huppah draped in lavender and purple flowers.
From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2021
They were married under a huppah, a wedding canopy.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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