: a loose-fitting full-length robe worn by some Muslim women
Examples of abaya in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebBlinken’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.—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 See all Example Sentences for abaya
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