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  • At 9:00 on a crisp Saturday morning, small groups of men and boys walk down the busy street to Sabbath worship—some dressed in prayer shawls and yarmulkes, and others wearing the black suits and wide-brimmed hats indicative of Hasidism.

    American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010

  • The stranger had a wide-brimmed hat, and he kept his head tilted so that the brim obscured his face.

    End of Time P. W. Catanese 2011

  • Apparently their bargain was still on—Minerva was waiting for him, wearing a wide-brimmed bonnet trimmed with numerous green silk bows and flowers to match her pelisse-robe of emerald silk.

    How to Woo a Reluctant Lady Deborah Gonzales 2011

  • •When you are out gardening, walking, biking, playing or otherwise enjoying the outdoors, cover up with long-sleeved shirts and pants and wide-brimmed hats whenever possible.

    Skin cancer can cut short your days in the sun 2011

  • He moved with the same subtle grace, the same leashed control, and his hair was the same wavy, walnut brown, from what she could see of it under his wide-brimmed hat.

    How to Woo a Reluctant Lady Deborah Gonzales 2011

  • The soothsayer had white sunblock on her nose, high-heeled flops, a wide-brimmed hat—and Bertil perched on her shoulder.

    Dreams of a Dark Warrior Kresley Cole 2011

  • The stranger had a wide-brimmed hat, and he kept his head tilted so that the brim obscured his face.

    End of Time P. W. Catanese 2011

  • She was wearing a long gray raincoat, wide-brimmed hat, and sunglasses, and recognition struck like a bolt from above—it was Tatiana Frazee, the supermodel!

    Famous Todd Strasser 2011

  • She was wearing a long gray raincoat, wide-brimmed hat, and sunglasses, and recognition struck like a bolt from above—it was Tatiana Frazee, the supermodel!

    Famous Todd Strasser 2011

  • The soothsayer had white sunblock on her nose, high-heeled flops, a wide-brimmed hat—and Bertil perched on her shoulder.

    Dreams of a Dark Warrior Kresley Cole 2011

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