veil
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Synonyms & Antonyms for veil
Synonyms: Noun
blanket, cloak, cope, cover, cover-up, covering, coverture, curtain, hood, mantle, mask, pall, penumbra, robe, shroud, wraps
Synonyms: Verb
belie, blanket, blot out, cloak, conceal, cover, curtain, disguise, enshroud, hide, mask, obscure, occult, paper over, screen, shroud, suppress
Antonyms: Verb
bare, disclose, display, divulge, expose, reveal, show, uncloak, uncover, unmask, unveil
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Examples of veil in a Sentence
Noun
Veils of moss draped the trees. under the veil of descending darkness the thieves began their operationVerb
Her eyes were partially veiled by her long, dark hair. The sun was veiled by clouds.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
And it was championed by a man who once said women in full-face veils looked like letter boxes. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, "The world wonders what's happened to America," 10 Aug. 2019 For the nuns, suddenly there were no more old-fashioned voluminous habits, replaced with a simple black blouse, midcalf skirt and sleeker veil. — Janet Kinosian, Los Angeles Times, "Review: Sister Helen Prejean traces a slow journey to justice in ‘River of Fire’," 9 Aug. 2019 Klum wore an off-the-shoulder gown with puffed sleeves, and a gorgeous white veil. — Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR, "Heidi Klum Wears a Lavish Off-the-Shoulder Dress to Wed Tom Kaulitz for a Second Time," 4 Aug. 2019 The Netherlands’ burqa ban is the latest in a European crackdown on the face-covering veils that certain observant Muslim women wear. — James Mcauley, Washington Post, "As the Netherlands' burqa ban takes effect, police and transport officials refuse to enforce it," 1 Aug. 2019 The bride-to-be, of course, slayed in a white one-piece with matching floral veil. — Jasmine Grant, Essence, "Culture Critic and Author Luvvie Ajayi's Bachelorette Trip To Anguilla Gave Us Major Squad Goals," 29 July 2019 The #MeToo movement has tried to trespass on that boundary, to remove the veil that had hidden the behavior of successful men. — Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, "What Women Want," 22 July 2019 Between the gods and mortal men and women there hung a veil, and its name was maya. — Salman Rushdie, The New Yorker, "The Little King," 22 July 2019 Real estate attorneys have been known to pierce a home flipper’s corporate veil. — Pat Kapowich, The Mercury News, "Sponsored: Buyer regrets purchasing a ‘flip’ home and needs to recover extra costs," 18 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
So, were Gillibrand’s remarks veiled criticism against Bernie, or Beto, or Bill DeBlasio? — Fortune, "Kirsten Gillibrand Says Some Democrats Don’t Support Women Working: The Broadsheet," 29 July 2019 They are easily influenced by the caregiver’s veiled cues. — F.h. Buckley, WSJ, "Euthanasia And Organ Harvesting," 17 June 2019 Trump’s criticism was aimed at four freshman Democrats who have garnered attention since their arrival in January for their outspoken liberal views and thinly veiled distaste for Trump: Ocasio-Cortez and Reps. — Darlene Superville, Twin Cities, "House condemns Trump ‘racist’ tweets in extraordinary rebuke," 16 July 2019 Trump’s criticism was aimed at four freshman Democrats who have garnered attention since their arrival in January for their outspoken liberal views and thinly veiled distaste for Trump: Ocasio-Cortez and Reps. — Darlene Superville, The Denver Post, "House condemns Trump ‘racist’ tweets in extraordinary rebuke," 16 July 2019 Trump's criticism was aimed at four freshman Democrats who have garnered attention since their arrival in January for their outspoken liberal views and thinly veiled distaste for Trump: Ocasio-Cortez and Reps. — Author: Alan Fram, Darlene Superville, Anchorage Daily News, "House condemns Trump ‘racist’ tweets in extraordinary rebuke," 16 July 2019 But local theater veteran Wendy Lehr steals the show playing both the murder victims as well as a thinly veiled — and utterly hilarious — version of the Marjorie’s attorney, Ron Meshbesher. — Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, "Review: History Theatre’s ‘Glensheen’ is as funny and fascinating as ever," 8 July 2019 Titan is veiled by a nitrogen atmosphere and larger than Mercury. — Paul Voosen, Science | AAAS, "NASA will fly a billion-dollar quadcopter to Titan, Saturn’s methane-rich moon," 27 June 2019 Is the election of two Muslim women—one of them is veiled—to the House, which is making history. — WSJ, "Notable & Quotable: Questions for the President," 8 Nov. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'veil.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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