tarpaulin

"It's so hot it's hard to breathe," said one resident of Guryong Village, a settlement of crude wood and tarpaulin shacks hosting around 160 households according to officials.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

Outside the Levi's Stadium in San Francisco, the iconic Levi's logo has been covered up with a white tarpaulin.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

A tarpaulin covered the court to make sure people couldn’t observe his lengthy matches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

Gone is the tarpaulin roof: The Bird Cage is now a fully enclosed, soundstage-like structure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026

He carefully unfastened the nearest part of the tarpaulin and lifted it enough to peer out.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

Hick said Syston residents could also do their bit by cleaning their gullies and drains now and again in autumn when leaves begin to drop and consider flood barriers, sandbags and tarpaulins for their properties.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

Across the nation families and friends rolled out blankets and tarpaulins at parks, temples and even cemeteries over the weekend to eat and drink under cherry trees for traditional "hanami" or flower viewing gatherings.

From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026

The burnt-out shell of the bus was screened off behind white tarpaulins set up across the road, an AFP journalist saw.

From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026

At another settlement, the U.N. refugee agency has run out of blankets, tarpaulins and sleeping mats, forcing refugees to sleep in the open.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025

When they got to the valley that leads to the cave, they cleared away some underbrush and put up blue tarpaulins.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston