headscarf

Example Sentences

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The title character and occasional commentator, played as a gloomy babushka in a red headscarf by David Turner, foresees little hope for a glorious future.

From The Wall Street Journal

Some post photos of themselves in traditional Saudi dress: for men a thobe and headdress, for women an abaya and headscarf.

From The Wall Street Journal

She was there, in her chef’s jacket and headscarf and the funny chef’s hat she called a toque.

From Literature

She fiddled with her white headscarf, dimples creasing and front teeth protruding as she giggled and launched seamlessly back into song, arms upheld, motioning us to join in.

From Literature

Young Iranians last took to the streets en masse in 2022, outraged over the death of a young woman in custody of the country’s “morality police,” who accused her of wearing her headscarf improperly.

From The Wall Street Journal