1.   Originally umbrellas were used to shade high ranking people and they are still used this way in some parts of the world, for example in Ghana.

2.   Among such jarring anachronisms, all hunted vigorously by the Renaissance culture police, are offenses such as drinking from a paper cup or using an umbrella.

3.   So I stood on a street corner in Chevy Chase, trying to hail a cab going down Connecticut Avenue, using my umbrella for dramatic effect.

4.   Suddenly a man standing near the front entrance raised both his arms and using his umbrella mimicked an orchestra conductor.

5.   Still, I was hoping I would at least have to use my umbrella.

6.   Tourists use umbrellas.

7.   After the cancellation on Saturday, it was raining so hard we had to use umbrellas.

8.   Ash spewing from Mount Etna forced residents of this Sicilian city to use umbrellas as they walked outside Monday.

9.   Many voters used umbrellas to protect them from the sun.

10.   Many voters used umbrellas to shield themselves from the hot sun.