shroud
noun
a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial.
shrouded
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past participleof shroud.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof shroud.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
shroudnouna cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial.
Example Sentences
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"Our experiment provided the first empirical demonstration of a process that had previously been shrouded in controversy," Larrea summarizes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 5, 2026
Illuminated by her signature scarlet red clothing and tastefully shrouded in sheets, the soft expression on her face was inspired by Raphael’s “La Fornarina.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
From afar, the Sagrada Família, shrouded in mist, appears otherworldly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The couple's nuptials were shrouded in secrecy despite the event shutting down a part of New York City - the most populous city in the US.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
There Pippin, staring uneasily about him, saw that he was in a wide vaulted chamber, draped as it were with the great shadows that the little lantern threw upon its shrouded walls.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
