blanketing
Example Sentences
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The Palisades and Eaton fires burned more than 40,000 acres and destroyed at least 12,000 buildings, blanketing the ocean in ash for up to 100 miles offshore.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026
The weather system is expected to take shape in Texas and New Mexico before moving eastward, blanketing cities including Memphis, Nashville, Washington DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York with snow.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026
The "Black Summer" bushfires raged across Australia's eastern seaboard from late 2019 to early 2020, razing millions of hectares, destroying thousands of homes and blanketing cities in noxious smoke.
From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026
One hole in the fabric of full autonomy, he observes, became clear Dec. 20, when a power blackout blanketing San Francisco stranded much of Waymo’s robotaxi fleet on the streets.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026
We sank deeper, snow blanketing us, the wind sharp against our faces like needles.
From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
