blanket
Example Sentences
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A thick blanket of haze hovered over the horizon when BBC Thai visited Tirayut and other families in Chiang Mai, covering what once were mountainous views.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
Last year its president Andrew Parsons told BBC Sport he was opposed to "blanket solutions" for transgender participation policies.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
Still, poppies — California’s state flower — blanket swaths of the protected land.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
“She associates the blanket with her place and knows it’s where she’s allowed to go,” House says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
I slept longer than I had planned and woke up covered with a blanket of ice.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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