Example Sentences
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Her white umbrella, matching wide-brimmed hat and long gauzy veil was complemented by a sleeveless turquoise dress over pleated white trousers.
From Barron's ● Jan. 24, 2026
It was complemented by a sleeveless turquoise dress over pleated white trousers.
From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026
If a pleated edge feels above your pastry pay grade, simply fold the edge of the dough over the filling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
They sing in Tibetan and smile as they pass, their greying, pleated hair only just visible under their sun hats.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2025
It was a stone gray day, the sea a bleak slate broken up by whitecaps, the sky pleated with thick ripples of cloud.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
