blanketing

Example Sentences

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Residents have posted videos on social media showing soot blanketing the city and complaining about the effects on the environment and their lives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

The winter storm is forecast to move slowly across the US, blanketing cities including Memphis, Nashville, Washington DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York with snow.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 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. 11, 2026

A light snow still fell, blanketing over all tracks and footprints from the previous day.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood