as in cloak
a sleeveless garment worn so as to hang over the shoulders, arms, and back
the mysterious figure wrapped his cape tightly around his shoulders
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as in peninsula
an area of land that juts out into a body of water
residents fled the cape as the hurricane roared up the coast
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Recent Examples of cape
Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Boone then shed the cape to reveal his viral Grammys jumpsuit underneath and did one of his signature flips off the piano.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Superman hasn't taken up his cape on the big screen since, well, whatever the heck was going on at the end of The Flash.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Boone then shed the cape to reveal his viral Grammys jumpsuit underneath and did one of his signature flips off the piano.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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Boone then shed the cape to reveal his viral Grammys jumpsuit underneath and did one of his signature flips off the piano.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Boone then shed the cape to reveal his viral Grammys jumpsuit underneath and did one of his signature flips off the piano.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Superman hasn't taken up his cape on the big screen since, well, whatever the heck was going on at the end of The Flash.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Boone then shed the cape to reveal his viral Grammys jumpsuit underneath and did one of his signature flips off the piano.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cape
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“Cape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cape. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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