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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:

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.
These are lashings to cinch the shrouds in closer to the mast, to allow the yards a few extra degrees of swing.
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.