coated

Example Sentences

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When the Eaton fire burned through Altadena’s historic neighborhoods, it destroyed many homes that were coated in toxic lead paint.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

That process, to ensure a sturdy paint job, requires sending the frame through a massive, liquid-filled chamber, where it’s cleaned and coated in multiple layers of primer.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Inside the new dome, the chimney of reactor four is a haunting ruin, coated with a crude grey concrete shell, under the shiny metal dome tall enough to house the Statue of Liberty.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

See’s Candies, founded in Los Angeles in 1921, makes a “St. Patrick’s Day potato” using divinity — a nougat-like, marshmallowy confection — mixed with walnut, coated in chocolate, and rolled in cocoa powder and cinnamon.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

It looks like it’s coated in some kind of thin resin.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness