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Example sentences for: shrouds

How can you use “shrouds” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

These are lashings to cinch the shrouds in closer to the mast, to allow the yards a few extra degrees of swing.
The NYT front shows the bodies on display in a village mosque with shrouds over their heads, where they were apparently shot at close range.
Such words as limicole, catharping, xebec, siriasis -- as well as boxing the compass, the sails of a full rigged ship, chains, deadeyes, shrouds, halyards, and stays, are all well explained in this book, including pictures of how a square--rigged warship had its sails raised, lowered, and tacked, an incredibly complicated and difficult procedure.