encrust

Example Sentences

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Electrical grids took a beating as ice encrusted utility lines in the North and gusty winds knocked down lines or fouled them with tree branches and other debris in California.

From Seattle Times

"Reservation Dogs" reminds me of this because of its title and a cinematic style, with visuals encrusted in 1990s indie grit.

From Salon

In the mid-1990s, bird watchers in the eastern United States noticed that house finches, a common introduced songbird, were dying in relatively large numbers from an illness characterized by swollen and encrusted eyes.

From Science Magazine

"I remembered a few recent successes using shiitake powder in chicken sausage as well as a ragù and wondered what it would taste like encrusted on the salmon. Problem solved!"

From Salon

Area residents have described finding birds whose eyes are swollen, encrusted or oozing discharges.

From Washington Post