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
Not if the Dodgers can come to trust him at the plate like they now feel secure with him blanketing the outfield.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
Long before America had a cluster of 31 GPS satellites blanketing the globe, the Defense Department needed a way to guarantee ballistic missiles could find their targets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 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
In its furnaces the power plant burned coal, and out of its chimneys black smoke poured day and night, blanketing the town with soot and making all the floors dirtier than ever.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
