blanket

Example Sentences

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Or when they would come and give you a warm blanket or something.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

And on top of that: fishing, boating, mineral extraction, and protection from underground toxins that could blanket Utah’s most heavily populated area and drive everyone away—not just from Box Elder, but from the state altogether.

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026

"There is a blanket of dust all day from all the mining and stone crushing," said Subhash Saini, whose brother died from what private doctors said was silicosis, an illness caused by breathing in dust.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

But Joshua Barron-Williams, a teacher who works with Smartphone Free Childhood - a movement to get children off their phones - favours a blanket ban.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

At first I was happy, because a fresh blanket of snow made the world look peaceful and new.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff