kippa
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Moshe said he was wearing a black kippa, a traditional head covering worn by Jewish men, at the time of the incident on Elliman Avenue.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
As I read the story, I thought: I’m in my late 50s, I wear a kippa, and I often go to Mr. Broadway.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025
Wearing a sequined kippa and a ribbon pinned to her chest in the blue and yellow of Ukraine’s flag, Gris said that she never experienced anti-Semitism in her 22 years of living in Ukraine.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2022
“Wear your kippa. Wear your friend’s kippa. Borrow a kippa and wear it for our Jewish neighbors. Educate people that we are a diverse society.”
From Slate • May 26, 2019
Jamieson derives the word from Su.-G. kippa, to take anything violently.
From The Lay of Havelok the Dane by Unknown
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