blanketed
Example Sentences
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The entire area has been blanketed by a thick plume of yellowish smoke, prompting the partial evacuation of two villages close by.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Smoke blanketed Toronto, which woke up to hazy skies and some of the worst air quality in the world.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
"Code Purple" alerts, denoting air quality considered very unhealthy for everyone, not just at-risk groups, blanketed much of the city as well as the wider region, including neighboring Virginia and Maryland.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
Looking for the piles of pens that once adorned Plath’s grave didn’t help; it is now blanketed in planted flowers.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
It would only grow thicker as the day dragged on, until it blanketed everything.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
