padded

Example Sentences

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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’s padded the movie with shots of B.J. grooving by himself in a taxicab or splitting his pants while showing off his dance moves.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 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

When midnight chimed on the grandfather clock, just as the night before, our sleepwalker soon emerged from his room, padded down the long hallway, and again slipped into the back garden.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan