covering up
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The Energy Department awarded $94 million in grants, covering up to 50% of costs, to boost the U.S. nuclear renaissance.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
A poll conducted by the Economist/YouGov in February found that 16% of voters who backed Trump during the last election thought he was covering up Epstein's crimes.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
After any military action, proponents and opponents of that action often cite numbers of killed and wounded to either demonstrate a low risk to servicemembers—or to accuse governments of covering up the toll on troops.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
“If we found six men that they were hiding in two hours, imagine how many men they are covering up for in those 3 million files,” Khanna said last month.
From Salon • Mar. 4, 2026
Howie would be intimidated if he wasn’t busy being distracted by her beautiful hair, which resembles the northern lights, and the fresh bandage on her forehead, which is covering up a Scorpius Hawthorne-like wound.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
