How to Use cloak in a Sentence

cloak

1 of 2 noun

• Their plans were shrouded in a cloak of secrecy.
• Her cloak and scarf have been tossed across the foot of the bed on the other side of the room.
  — Washington Post, 24 May 2023
• Much of the year, the islands are covered in a cloak of clouds.
  — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 30 Nov. 2023
• Some rumors say the wizard will use the cloak to catch Spidey.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 22 Nov. 2021
• The wispy hairs on his head were singed to a stubble and his cloak was smoking.
  — Joy Williams, Harper’s Magazine , 14 Dec. 2022
• But Anakin left so fast that Obi-Wan only caught the blur of his dark cloak on the way out.
  — Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY, 4 May 2022
• The gray suit was once the ultimate cloak of anonymity.
  — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
• Benedict’s body was dressed with a miter, the peaked headgear of a bishop, and a red cloak.
  — Time, 2 Jan. 2023
• George’s elbow, covered by his cloak, has less of a jut.
  — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 17 Feb. 2022
• The afterlight of dusk would settle around me like a cloak, and the deer would start making their way down to drink.
  — Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Mar. 2022
• This Halloween costume includes the full suit with a cloak, gloves and pants.
  — Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Oct. 2022
• The truck the cloak flies into belongs to Joe’s Pizza Parlor.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 21 Apr. 2022
• Also, Strange has his cloak still on, while in the trailers, Strange is without it.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 22 Nov. 2021
• Flowers wore his black jacket like a cloak over his head.
  — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 28 Jan. 2024
• While working on some magic, Wong spills some tuna melt on the cloak.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 21 Apr. 2022
• Everybody else gets to make their mistakes in the cloak of darkness at your house.
  — Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 15 May 2023
• More than anything else, the game Sunday was played in a cloak of secrecy.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2024
• Simple clothes hang loose, such as capes, cloaks or loincloths.
  — Ian Gilligan, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2023
• The furtive nature of the internet is rife with cloak-and-dagger attacks.
  — Yec, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2021
• As recently as last year, Osbourne had no plans to hang up his cloak.
  — Marianne Garvey, CNN, 2 Feb. 2023
• But that cloak of complexity wasn’t hard to see though.
  — Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2023
• With no more than ten feet between us, Death stands immobile, garbed in a dirty, dusty cloak with a hood.
  — Theo Zenou, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Feb. 2023
• My last day began with a view of the salar again — not under the sun’s glare this time, but under the gentle cloak of sunrise.
  — Mark Johanson, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2023
• Later, upon her return, a man in a hooded cloak stands in her path.
  — Omar L. Gallaga, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2022
• But the real treasure here is a trio of lore entries attached to the three class items for Guardians games, the Hunter cloak, the Titan mark and the Warlock bond.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 6 May 2022
• In other words, this ancient owl didn’t stalk its prey under the cloak of darkness.
  — Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 25 May 2022
• Her biggest concern was once Hoult entered the water, the cloak would float up and obscure him for the cameras.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 19 Aug. 2023
• Gaiman's grim reaper eschewed a cloak and scythe for a black tank top and a spunky attitude — inspiring many young goths in the process.
  — Christian Holub, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2022
• Hijab law strengthened over the years and the dress code for girls in school changed to a black scarf that covered shoulders and breasts, and an extra-long dark cloak.
  — Mojgan Ghazirad, Longreads, 8 Nov. 2022
• Doing so requires some cloak and dagger on the part of the reporters so that Maharaj and Duvoisin won’t find out.
  — Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2022

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cloak

2 of 2 verb

• In the Razr images, though, the phone is cloaked in darkness.
  — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 31 Oct. 2019
• Each depicts a man, cloaked in a robe, with an amulet around his neck.
  — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2023
• Part of the great tomb was once cloaked in granite blocks rather than limestone.
  — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Feb. 2024
• Above it a church spire stuck like a slate spike through a hill cloaked in a green corduroy of vineyards.
  — Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2023
• Who was the first to cloak themselves in darkness and smear black lipstick onto their face?
  — Daniel Rodgers, Glamour, 7 Nov. 2023
• His purple gown cloaked around his shoulders and a tassel swung from the cap perched atop his red-curly hair.
  — Haeven Gibbons, Dallas News, 5 July 2023
• Rather, the researchers suggest that thick grey clouds cloak the planets.
  — Charlie Wood, Popular Science, 27 Dec. 2019
• These poppy seed bagels are downright cloaked in seeds.
  — The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 27 June 2023
• The end, like so much of this World Cup for the women’s national team, came cloaked in doubt and confusion.
  — Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2023
• Due to its lower dust content, star system HH 1177 isn’t cloaked in the dusty cocoon it was born in.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 Nov. 2023
• The leaves that cloak a ginkgo’s graceful branches in summer are unique.
  — Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 27 Sep. 2020
• The Dark Web is a network of servers that use anonymity software to cloak their locations.
  — Sabela Ojea, WSJ, 19 Sep. 2022
• It was conducted in August when much of the nation was cloaked in wildfire smoke and news.
  — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2023
• But if things get messy, panels slide shut to cloak the back kitchen from main living areas.
  — Sally Finder Weepie, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 May 2022
• But the Redeemer came cloaked in the aura of a devil, with the seductive charisma of an antichrist.
  — Bob Guccione Jr, Spin, 21 Aug. 2023
• The trip was cloaked in secrecy, and details of the visit only emerged as Mr. Biden prepared to leave.
  — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2023
• Sausage—stuffed with gooey cheese—is served in tacos cloaked with aromatic salsas.
  — Kayla Stewart, Bon Appétit, 23 Feb. 2024
• Those using and abusing anonymous shells to cloak themselves in anonymity run the gamut.
  — Morris Pearl, Fortune, 26 Dec. 2020
• The region’s earth is so rich in iron that a layer of rust-color dust cloaks the city, which is almost 60 miles long and 16 miles wide.
  — Finbarr O’Reilly, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2023
• And tragedy seems to cloak the city in an unshakable heaviness.
  — Star Tribune, 26 Apr. 2021
• Come at the end of October to see the iconic Newport Mansions cloaked in color.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2023
• Above all else, this meant the polar regions, which remained cloaked in mystery.
  — David James, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Sep. 2019
• But largely, the band would rather cloak its songs in layers of audio distractions.
  — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2021
• Super apps are just cloaked attempts to extract even more data and revenue from more facets of your daily life in the same way Meta tried to.
  — Edward Ongweso Jr., WIRED, 10 Sep. 2023
• The search process was cloaked in secrecy at the time — a process that ended with eventual appointee Mark Kennedy named as the sole finalist in the spring.
  — Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2019
• Around the corner, The Little Nell (from $935 per night; more booking options at Booking.com) is also cloaked in leisure-time newness.
  — Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2023
• The powerful white light fixes on her slender, dancer’s figure, cloaked in a satiny black shift, and the audience at the Savoy Theatre is now the moth to her flame.
  — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2023
• The purpose of this setup is two-fold: To allow guests to get a better night's sleep (no rocking and rolling), and to ensure darkness does not cloak the scenery.
  — Will McGough, CNN, 16 Aug. 2021
• Bun in the Oven Cuoco cloaked her bump in a gray t-shirt dress for a mirror selfie posted to her Instagram story.
  — Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2023
• To cloak your room in total darkness and block out disruptive light, add these floor length length blackout curtains to your decor.
  — Jennifer Ford, Forbes, 5 May 2021

Last Updated: 3 May 2024