Example Sentences

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He sold a full-size bed to a woman whose lanky teenager was draping over his twin frame.

From Washington Post • May 24, 2015

Her first job for a studio was draping garlands over elephants in a Cecil B. De-Mille circus film.

From Time Magazine Archive

She pointed to a little boy who was draping his beaded cloak around his even littler sister as she clung to his shoulder.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

As she was draping herself in her wrappings in the vestibule, her step-father volunteered his services.

From Led Astray and The Sphinx Two Novellas In One Volume by Feuillet, Octave

As Finnerty and Swinton went by a jungle path up the hill, the oncoming night was draping the forest with heavy gloom.

From The Three Sapphires by Fraser, W. A.