padded

Example Sentences

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“Mr. Allen is forced to be escorted to the shower, strip searched when entering and exiting his cell, and wear a padded vest while inside,” Kramer wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

Tucker’s other innovations included a padded dashboard for safety, four-wheel independent suspension and a cyclops-like center headlight that rotated with the steering wheel to improve visibility around corners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The increase in employment March — the biggest in 15 months — was padded by the return of 31,000 striking nurses.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

He has put in extra net sessions and faced local spinners, padded up against England's options as well as coaches with the dog stick, yet nothing has lifted him from his slump as yet.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

I'd just wiped my ass with mitten leaves when this massive dog big as a bear, this brown-and-white wolf, padded out of the murky bracken.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell