Sentence examples for stole of from inspiring English sources

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A simple white-fleshed fish is gussied up in a textured stole of latticed potato slices.

A stole of blue-fox fur will be worn with this costume.

The 10th-century stole of St. Cuthbert, embroidered in gold thread, preserved in Durham Cathedral, is the earliest surviving English embroidery.

In a spasm of resentment and frustration at his pseudo-riches in sterling, he digs into his pathetic store of euros to buy a mink stole (of all the grotesque things) for his uncomprehending daughter.

Some of the coats were quite embellished, with embroidery or fake fur, and there was often a stole of some kind covering the shoulders, as if the women under the show's batty fur hats were going to deliver the washing or collect rags.

Born in rural Caguas, Puerto Rico, Mr. Badillo lost both parents to tuberculosis, his father when he was 1 and his mother at 5. Because his mother became ill with tuberculosis shortly after he was born, the only memories Mr. Badillo has of her are the glimpses he stole of her sickbed as the door to her room swung open to allow the rare visitor in.

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* A steal of first base.

We got the steal of the draft".

"We are opposed to a steal of the company".

He might just be the greatest steal of the offseason.

"The Mets got the steal of the draft".

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