blanketed

Example Sentences

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Plumes of black smoke blanketed swaths of the city center as international guests began arriving for the first day of the St. Petersburg Economic Forum, where Putin is expected to deliver a speech on Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

The Port of Churchill sits idle for most of the year, blanketed by snow and frozen by the bitter cold climate of Canada's sub-Arctic.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

The economy grew last month even though much of the country was blanketed with frozen snow in the wake of winter storm Fern.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

The change in California’s landscape over four months was stunning, as snow blanketed the Sierra and the Central Valley turned from brown to green.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

It was as quiet as if the roof had been lifted off and the new snow falling outside had blanketed them all in soft down.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt