How to Use cape in a Sentence

cape

noun
  • That’s where a cape can come in.
    — Morgan Evans, InStyle, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Their white coats hung like snow capes.
    — Weike Wang, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
  • Just wear a black eye mask and cape.
    — Emma Kershaw, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Low is the boy with the raven mask and the blue cape.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Their captain did not reach for a cape.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
  • And floor-length taffeta capes.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
  • One was even wearing a crown and cape like a king.
    — Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026
  • Not all heroes wear capes, but some bring them to work.
    — Jordy Fee-Platt, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Not all heroes wear capes, this one wears a red and black suit.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Ahead, shop capes that will give you the same off-duty vibe this spring.
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Flags hung off shoulders, waved above heads, and wrapped around waists like capes.
    — Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Therefore, Allen will have to don the cape once again.
    — Mike Jones, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Fully embrace the cape coat trend this year.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Not all involve capes or cosmic rays.
    — Gabrielle Principe, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
  • That’s when Tagaovailoa needs to put on his cape and play hero.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 14 Dec. 2025
  • Then there was black leather corset minidress with a dramatic red hot cape.
    — Meg Walters, InStyle, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Simple clothes hang loose, such as capes, cloaks or loincloths.
    — Ian Gilligan, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Star Ryan Gosling might be wearing a cape?
    — Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Not all heroes wear capes, and some of them don’t wear suits at all while saving the day.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 2 June 2026
  • North of the cape was civilization and the cities of light.
    — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 2 June 2026
  • The train was attached at the shoulders for a cape-like effect.
    — Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The train was attached at the shoulders for a cape-like effect.
    — Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Is there anything more elegant than a faux-fur cape?
    — Morgan Evans, InStyle, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The singer later covered up with a matching cape.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 2 Feb. 2026
  • The Italian singer wore a black dress with a teardrop pattern and a small cape.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The dress had a sheer pink cape that draped around her shoulders and cascaded down.
    — Sarah Sotoodeh, FOXNews.com, 14 Dec. 2025
  • Captain Durag’s durag covers his eyes and trails down his back, like a cape.
    — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Some people dressed head-to-toe in costumes; others wore capes and crowns.
    — Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Many are dressed as nazarenos, wearing tunics, capes or robes and a pointed hood.
    — Alexis Marshall, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The base of the cape will offer views of sea stars, anemones, barnacles, and more.
    — Molly Allen, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2025

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