burlap

Example Sentences

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It took him a full day to broadcast the seed into the furrows, after which he folded away the burlap, barely noticing a stencilled word indicating where it had come from: Odessa.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

They’re the only actors who’ve internalized that this is screwball stuff, despite the realistic cinematography that throws wet burlap on the nonsense.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2025

After the fossil hunters had recorded as much data as they could about where Apex was found, its bones were taped up in protective “jackets” made of plaster and burlap and lifted onto a trailer.

From BBC • May 30, 2024

It wouldn’t strain the imagination to picture him clutching burlap sacks printed with the euro symbol.

From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2024

He carried water in crockery jugs, wrapped in burlap, and stashed them in shocks to keep them cool.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson