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At the Australian Open this year, Osaka walked onto court wearing a wide-brim hat, a veil and holding a white parasol.—
Mattias Karen,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2026 Tourists still lined up outside the iconic museum, as visitors shielded themselves with parasols and umbrellas.—
Kelly McGreal , Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026 Cold towels, strawberries and parasols were offered at the door.—ABC News,
24 June 2026 At one farm outside Milan, owners set up fans and sprinklers to keep cows cool, while visitors to Milan Fashion Week huddled under parasols and clutched fans.—
Oleg Cetinic,
Fortune,
22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for parasol
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French, "screen or canopy shielding from the sun," going back to Middle French, borrowed from Italian parasole, from para "(it) shields, keeps out" (3rd singular present of parare "to prepare, adorn, avert, shield") + sole "sun," going back to Latin sōl — more at parry, solar