Examples of abaya in a Sentence
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Blinken’s remarks came even as numerous Saudi women are being given decades-long prison sentences for what supporters say are minor offenses, such as failing to wear an abaya on social media or tweeting criticisms of the kingdom.
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Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2023
In the second car, Danielle Boyles, 27, a preschool teacher from South Africa, cowered under an abaya.
—Declan Walsh, New York Times, 5 May 2023
In December 2011 soldiers breaking up a protest were caught on camera dragging and stomping on a female protester, whose abaya was lifted to reveal her blue bra.
—Ursula Lindsey, The New York Review of Books, 9 Dec. 2022
This was no abaya, the traditional Muslim dress.
—Juliet MacUr, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2022
Nilab looked like a spy in her abaya, gloves that covered her tattoos and sunglasses.
—Juliet MacUr, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2022
Some Saudi women in larger cities still wear an abaya, but many forgo any kind of head cover.
—Felicia Campbell, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Jan. 2022
Women cover their heads and wear the abaya, a long black gown.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2022
Women may choose to wear the head to toe covering called a burqa, or a cloth veil covering their face paired with a headscarf and long robe called an abaya, said Muhajir, the ministry of virtue and prevention of vice spokesman.
—Washington Post, 7 May 2022
Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2023
In the second car, Danielle Boyles, 27, a preschool teacher from South Africa, cowered under an abaya.
—Declan Walsh, New York Times, 5 May 2023
In December 2011 soldiers breaking up a protest were caught on camera dragging and stomping on a female protester, whose abaya was lifted to reveal her blue bra.
—Ursula Lindsey, The New York Review of Books, 9 Dec. 2022
This was no abaya, the traditional Muslim dress.
—Juliet MacUr, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2022
Nilab looked like a spy in her abaya, gloves that covered her tattoos and sunglasses.
—Juliet MacUr, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2022
Some Saudi women in larger cities still wear an abaya, but many forgo any kind of head cover.
—Felicia Campbell, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Jan. 2022
Women cover their heads and wear the abaya, a long black gown.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2022
Women may choose to wear the head to toe covering called a burqa, or a cloth veil covering their face paired with a headscarf and long robe called an abaya, said Muhajir, the ministry of virtue and prevention of vice spokesman.
—Washington Post, 7 May 2022
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Word History
Etymology
Arabic ʽabāya
First Known Use
1810, in the meaning defined above
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“Abaya.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abaya. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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