drop cloth
Example Sentences
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She says, “I cut the drop cloth into two panels, dyed them with fabric dye and then sewed them together.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2024
Use a drop cloth to protect furniture and any areas you’re not painting, suggested Sarah Fishburne, Home Depot’s director of trend and design, in an email.
From Washington Post • Jun. 30, 2022
In a crumbly brick building along the industrial waterfront, the actor Adrien Brody knelt on a drop cloth, smearing and swirling paint with a plastic card until it formed patterns, layers and streaks.
From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2022
Every night, he would roll up the drop cloth, vacuum and take a shower.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 2021
He walked in, straightened the drop cloth in the front hall, and made his way to the back of the house.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
