wadded
Example Sentences
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The crowd was further energized by the presence of longtime Count Basie drummer Jo Jones—sitting near the stage, keeping time with a wadded up Christian Science Monitor newspaper—and even more so by Elaine Anderson.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
In recent years, the northern end of Post Alley has become a circus funhouse of wadded, spittle-hardened goo.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 19, 2023
The director Craig Belknap finds ingenuity in simplicity, as with a dishcloth that, at one point, is wadded up into a basketball then later flattened against the waist into a too-tight dress.
From New York Times ● May 4, 2023
All that shiny wrapping paper and ribbon, for instance, wadded into non-recyclable mounds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2022
“I got that bell wadded tighter than a tick. Tansy wants us in school, she’ll have to come out and pick us off one by one.”
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
