Example Sentences

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"I can't believe I've finished the hajj rituals," Iraqi pilgrim Adnan Hamad, 58, told AFP, as his daughters in white robes, or abayas, looked on.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Think of the centurions who cast lots for Christ’s robes on the day of the Crucifixion in 33 A.D.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

The statue, to be sculpted by Martin Jennings, shows the late Queen in her younger years, in the ceremonial robes of the Order of Garter.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Dressed in deep yellow-gold robes, she was greeted by local school children who asked why she had been sent.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

It was an old man in black robes, waving his arms while he shouted, half out of breath.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline