Collocations for "cloak"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "cloak" in context.
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cloak
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- cloaked himself (all) in [black, velvet]
- cloaked (it) in [mystery, uncertainty, secrecy]
- cloaked [it, himself] in (an air of) [mystery]
- the [government, plot, novel, explanation] was cloaked in [mystery]
- cloaked her [fear, embarrassment, feelings]
- cloaked her [fear] with [jokes, a smile]
- the [jokes] cloaked her [fear]
- tried to cloak her [fear]
- cloaked herself against the [wind, cold, night]
- the [magician's, sorcerer's, performer's, master's, soldier's] cloak
- [dressed, clad] in a [black, long, flowing, velvet, silk, mourning] cloak
- removed the cloak to [reveal, display]
- [covered, concealed, hidden, protected] under a cloak
- concealed [by, under] the cloak
- under the cloak of [night, darkness]
- under a cloak of [secrecy, anonymity, invisibility]
- [took place, negotiated, operated] under a cloak of secrecy
- cloak-and-dagger [espionage, operations, missions]
'cloak' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):