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robed

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verb

past tense of robe

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of robed
Verb
McDonald and Morgeson sat together near the half-court line, robed in regalia. — Benjamin Wofford, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 This clothing in turn helps Druids feel a sense of kinship with Europe’s pre-Christian peoples, including the ancient druids, who in the popular imagination are often envisioned as robed. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026 The most recognizable are Semana Santa, or Holy Week, processions during the final week of Lent where brotherhoods and robed penitents parade ornate statues of Christ and the Virgin Mary through cities, towns and villages alongside marching bands. — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026 The most recognizable are Holy Week processions during the final week of Lent where brotherhoods and robed penitents parade ornate statues of Christ and the Virgin Mary through cities, towns and villages alongside marching bands. — Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2026 Paula, similarly robed, figures that surely Sarah must have an explanation for breaking in. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for robed
Adjective
  • There was a procession to the church of white clad handmaidens (tärnor), star boys (stjärngossar) and gingerbread men (pepparkaksgubbar) with candle wreaths on the maidens’ heads – now battery powered rather than actual flames.
    — Natasha Langan, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Small, shy and clad head-to-claw in black, New Zealand’s karure, or black robin, has been crowned the country’s 2026 Bird of the Year.
    — Adam Pourahmadi, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • This Saturday, friends, family and community members clad in different shades of light blue came together at a public vigil to honor Noel’s legacy.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2026
  • As San Francisco’s Hobart Building—with its elaborate neoclassical facade clad in terracotta—neared completion in 1914, influential architect Willis Polk was commissioned for another project across the bay in the Berkeley Hills.
    — Mark David, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Come dressed in your Halloween costume and enjoy spine-tingling Halloween classics.
    — Mike Hamersly, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The dressing room was now populated by brightly dressed women, all of whom looked up from applying makeup to stare tightly at her in the doorframe.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • At the age of 93 in 2018, Saint, who had been so memorably attired in her classic films, appeared at the 90th Academy Awards ceremony to present the Oscar for Best Costume Design (Phantom Thread won).
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Always elegantly attired, always thirsty, never drunk.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
Adjective
  • And even when the original clips of viral moments are authentic, they’re increasingly used as a launching point for embellished narratives and AI content – to capture an invested audience.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Data brokers can collect and resell personal information, and removing your details from covered sites may reduce future exposure.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • There’s also an in-ground lap pool and a tennis court accompanied by a covered viewing pavilion.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Lower courts upheld the ban, finding the veiled vulgarity of the phrase allows schools to ban it.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The second is a misdirection technique called veiled capitalization, in which a word that appears to be a common noun is actually a proper one (or vice versa).
    — New York Times, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Jill’s approach to being First Lady was to act as Joe’s lead messenger, and this suited Bernal, who had gained his knowledge of policy indirectly as a scheduler and advance man.
    — Azadeh Moaveni, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Many Republican districts, which are often large and more rural, are well suited to these kinds of projects.
    — Kayla Morton, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026

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“Robed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/robed. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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