Examples of drapery in a Sentence
The painter arranged several items among drapery and began to work.
the drapery for the picture window matched the color of the furniture in the center of the room
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With 10 stories and 979 rooms, the O’Hare International Tower Hotel (now Hilton Chicago O’Hare Airport Hotel) was built to suppress jet noise due to its design of thick floor-to-ceiling windows and thick walls containing acoustical batting and heavy draperies.
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Interior designer Jennifer McKissick appreciates using these in lieu of heavy drapery.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 7 Feb. 2026
Darkness falls around tables like draperies.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Those tension rods that make hanging shower curtains and drapery a breeze are also the solution to some of your storage and decor challenges.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2026
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Interior designer Jennifer McKissick appreciates using these in lieu of heavy drapery.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 7 Feb. 2026
Darkness falls around tables like draperies.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Those tension rods that make hanging shower curtains and drapery a breeze are also the solution to some of your storage and decor challenges.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for drapery
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“Drapery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drapery. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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drapery
noun
drap·ery
ˈdrā-p(ə-)rē 
plural draperies
1
: a decorative fabric hung in loose folds
2
: curtains of heavy fabric often used over thinner curtains
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