Sentence examples for robes from inspiring English sources

So when Brenda and Anisha, her friend and fellow commerce graduate, dressed in university robes, emerged from behind the tent accompanied by Loyce and her sister, Betty, they were received with prolonged ululations and delighted faces.

Ninety-two corpses have been found in the Niger desert; mothers with braided hair and infants strapped to their backs, children with Qur'anic boards tucked under their arms, old men in prayer caps and long robes.

Before their release, the women were last heard of on 31 December when a video was posted online showing them dressed in black robes and headscarves and urging the Italian government to do everything it could to bring them home.

Dress code is informal: street clothes, swimwear, underclothes, collar and tie, religious robes... Girls squat down to urinate wherever there is a dip in the sand – there are no toilet facilities.

White-faced figures in bright robes emerge from the twilight mist like ghosts from ancient times.

Signs that a patient has suffered satanically include flinching at green or purple objects, the colours of the high priest and priestess's robes.

Like so many religious nutjobs through the ages, Knox wears a long, flowing beard and long, flowing robes, and really can't cope with women.

A car stops and a window slides down, revealing a monk with a shaved head and grey robes.

The former army general, now wearing traditional robes and thick-framed spectacles, worked hard to bury his reputation.

As I relaxed in the shade, staff in flowing white robes brought vibrant salads, a bottle of chilled rosé and a fruity chicken tagine.

Many turned up in their bright robes and burqas, and some incredibly emotional scenes ensued.