blanket

Example Sentences

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However, the Ombudsman for Children's Office has said blanket bans on phones in schools are not in the best interest of children.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 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

"But our observations suggest it is surrounded by a relatively thick blanket of gas, upending conventional wisdom about ultra-short-period planets."

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026

I reached for the blanket: someone had been sick on it.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom