white-robed
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of white-robed
First recorded in 1615–25
Example Sentences
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The white-robed pilgrims have been contending with searing desert heat as they perform the days-long, mostly outdoor rituals, with temperatures reaching 44C in Mecca and Mina on Wednesday.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
At one point, his aide had to lower the wheelchair backwards to manoeuvre it from the pavement to the street, putting it - and the white-robed pope - at a 45 degree angle pointing skyward.
From Reuters ● Jul. 26, 2022
She also nurtured an early interest in performing, sparked by playing the white-robed Spirit of Greece in an American Red Cross wartime benefit show when she was about 11.
From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2021
For his part, the white-robed Habre appeared to take the news calmly and was escorted out of the courtroom under heavy security, according to the Associated Press.
From Washington Post ● May 30, 2016
Another time he saw a white-robed woman—maybe a nymph or a goddess—holding a wicked-looking knife, slipping between ruined columns in a public park.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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