How to Use kippah in a Sentence

kippah

noun
  • One of the boys spun the kippah to the blond boy.
    — Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
  • And here is a demonstration of his kippah skills!
    — Julie Klausner, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
  • The wife quietly told her husband to hide his kippah under his hat.
    — Arielle Kaden, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • One was standing beside a bus stop, putting on his kippah, when a man shoved him against a sign and repeatedly stabbed him.
    — Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Bazrouk allegedly stole an Israeli flag from the victim, who was wearing a kippah, and fled.
    — Rachel Wolf , Maria Paronich, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Surveillance camera footage showed a man beside a bus stop donning a kippah, or traditional skullcap, before a passerby with a knife lunges at him.
    — Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
  • In Germany—yes, Germany—Jews have already been advised for years against wearing a kippah head covering in public.
    — MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • As with Sinclair’s kippah, the point is to cut the Palestinians out—something that Israeli democracy could not survive.
    — Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
  • The complaint cited instances in which students wearing Star of David necklaces or kippahs were allegedly denied access to campus walkways and buildings.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 26 May 2026
  • The assailant then physically assaulted the father, knocking him to the ground and tossing his kippah away, a traditional skullcap worn by observant Jewish men.
    — Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • In a statement, Israeli police acknowledged the incident but made no mention of the flags or of Sinclair’s allegation that an officer ruined his kippah.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The person was a Jewish college student who was allegedly standing near other Jewish protesters wearing kippahs, carrying Israeli flags and singing Jewish songs.
    — Rachel Wolf , Maria Paronich, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Italian snowboarder Roland Fischnaller had a small Russian flag image on the back of his helmet during the Games, and Israeli skeleton athlete Jared Firestone wore a kippah bearing the names of 11 athletes and coaches killed while representing that country during the 1972 Munich Olympics.
    — Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026

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