coating
Example Sentences
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After the first uncrewed test flight, Artemis I, engineers found that chunks of the heat shield's coating had cracked and broken away during a two‑stage "skip" re‑entry manoeuvre.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
“She had difficulties already in her life, and there’s no sugar coating that. So we had to navigate this argument that what social-media addiction does is it preys upon the vulnerable more times than not.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
It’s a Wednesday afternoon in West Hollywood, one day after the city was blanketed in a light coating of rain.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
But when I really pressed on the memory — when I tried to locate the most sensory detail — it wasn’t the yogurt dip or the crumb coating or even the spice blend.
From Salon • Feb. 24, 2026
One time he was so desperate, he sucked the coating off chocolate-covered raisins, even though he hated raisins.
From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
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