How to Use abaya in a Sentence

abaya

noun

• The next day at the hotel, an abaya was waiting for me.
  — Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2020
• This inspired her to create and pursue a patent for a cycling abaya with legs.
  — Christine Ro, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2018
• Beside him is a woman in an abaya holding hands with a small girl in pigtails.
  — Alex Perry, Newsweek, 10 June 2015
• But don’t worry: you aren’t expected to sport an abaya or a kandura.
  — Jenna Scatena, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2019
• She's refused to wear the abaya - loss fitting robes which all Saudi women have to wear in public.
  — Lindsay Ellis, Houston Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2018
• Following their mother’s lead, each layered on a black dress, black abaya, head scarf and niqab, as well as a face mask.
  — New York Times, 27 Oct. 2021
• One Saudi cyclist, Baraah Luhaid, kept having to deal with her abaya (a robe-style dress) getting stuck in her bike chain.
  — Christine Ro, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2018
• Her abaya, the all-black shroud that is the customary attire for women in Saudi Arabia, stayed home.
  — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2019
• An abaya is a loose-fitting, full-length robe that is typically black.
  — Rebecca Staudenmaier, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2018
• Inside a room, Ahlam sat in a plastic chair, trembling under a black abaya which concealed her face.
  — Arwa Damon, CNN, 3 July 2019
• A teenage boy in a red track suit carries a bundle on his head, his mother to his left, in the mandatory black abaya, or robe, a bundle on her head as well.
  — Ben Wedeman, CNN, 9 May 2017
• An abaya-wearing Muslim teenager on her way home from a mosque was beaten to death with a metal bat before her body was found dumped in a pond.
  — James Hohmann, Washington Post, 21 June 2017
• Some come to holiday without their abaya, but others come to settle.
  — The Economist, 10 Apr. 2021
• About 90% of Aramco’s employees are Saudi, but women are as likely to wear trousers as an abaya.
  — The Economist, 31 Oct. 2019
• Most women in Saudi Arabia cover their hair and face with a veil and all women are required to wear an abaya, a loose black dress, in public.
  — Aya Batrawy, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2017
• An example sent alongside showed a long, black abaya more typical of that worn in the Persian Gulf, with a head and face covering, black socks and gloves.
  — Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2022
• On paper, there are no laws criminalizing women who do not wear the abaya.
  — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2019
• Dressed in a body-covering black abaya, Ward flinched repeatedly as gunshots rang out on the streets of Afghanistan’s capital.
  — Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2021
• Some young women have turned the abaya, the baggy black gown meant to conceal a woman’s form, into a high-end fashion accessory.
  — Ben Hubbard and Tasneem Alsultan, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2017
• When visiting a mosque, women are required to wear an abaya, which most mosques provide for free, including the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque.
  — Jenna Scatena, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2019
• Elyas said women will probably be required to wear the body-concealing robe known as an abaya, which remains the norm in Saudi Arabia.
  — Alexandra Zavis, latimes.com, 27 Mar. 2018
• The new rule only allows a woman's eyes to be exposed, meaning women must either wear a burqa or combine a veil and headscarf with a long robe called an abaya.
  — Grayson Quay, The Week, 8 May 2022
• Many mannequins wear updated versions of the abaya, a traditional cloak that covers the body to below the ankles, with sleeves extending to the wrists.
  — Wendy Moonan, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2021
• Minaj, who is known for her provocative dance moves and lyrics, would be performing in front of female fans who are expected to wear modest full-length robes known as an abaya.
  — Rosy Cordero, EW.com, 9 July 2019
• Women are expected and encouraged to wear the traditional abaya, a long black robe that covers most of a woman's skin.
  — Hannah Wiley, USA TODAY, 13 June 2018
• According to Nabra's mom, Sawsan Gazzar, detectives told her that Nabra tripped on her abaya (a traditional full-length dress) and fell behind the group.
  — Rawan Eewshah, Allure, 20 June 2017
• And the patterns: One day, a student of mine pulled off her abaya to reveal an ensemble with a matching headscarf in not one, not two, but three different leopard prints.
  — Clare Louise Frost, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2021
• Female visitors are not required to wear the conservative black-flowing robe known as the abaya and headscarves in public.
  — Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2019
• Under the kingdom's strict dress code for women, Saudi women and most female visitors are required to wear a loose, black robe, known as an abaya, in public.
  — Julie Pace and Jonathan Lemire, chicagotribune.com, 20 May 2017
• An old woman, wearing a long black abaya, opened her corrugated metal gate a crack and squinted into the brilliant noonday sun to see who had knocked.
  — Alissa J. Rubin, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2020

Last Updated: 12 Oct 2024