Example sentences for: turban

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

  • "Two young Internet geniuses, who happen to be married, one a male WASP from Harvard, the other an Asian gal from MIT, rich beyond belief from cashing out of an IPO, start a company delivering frozen embryos--and hire an Indian guy in a turban as receptionist.

  • A short, rotund black man, dour of expression, he appeared in garish flowing robes, a shining turban, and space goggles.

  • Far less attention was given her fully clothed companion, a black maid in a West Indian turban.

  • ' Chukker `period of polo play,' dhoti `loincloth,' dinghy, ganja `cannabis used for smoking,' khidmatgar `male waiter,' khuskhus, kutcha `crude, imperfect,' myna `species of bird,' puggaree `blight turban, scarf,' raggee `finger millet,' ryotwar `system of collecting land rents or taxes,' sambar `type of deer,' and zamindari `system of land holding' each have three other acceptable spellings.

  • They all took the surname Singh, meaning “Lion” (all Sikhs are named Singh, but not all Singhs are Sikhs), and wore a turban and kept the five K’s: kesha (uncut hair and beard), kanga (comb for their hair), kara (steel bracelet), kachha (soldier’s shorts), and kirpan (dagger).


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