board up
Example Sentences
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The winds wouldn’t really be the concern in any scenario; there’s no need to board up windows, Swain said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
It’s more like throwing the game board up in the air to see how it might come down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
It’s a quiet crisis — one that surfaces every fall when the beaches clear and the storefronts board up.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2025
He added that locals have been trying, "to sandbag as many buildings as we can", as well as board up windows and get the island's clam farms secured.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2024
I pulled the board up, releasing boll weevils, pill bugs, and a small spider from their homes.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
