plaster

Example Sentences

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Bill Farren-Price, senior research fellow at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, said the release is a "sticking plaster on a much bigger problem".

From BBC

During World War II, when metal was scarce, the trophies were made of painted plaster for three years, with winners later invited to exchange them for metal versions.

From Los Angeles Times

At the Virginian, a dimly lit dive bar with dollar bills plastered to the wall, bartender Joshua Roche was pouring beers Thursday for a rowdy group that included one active-duty and two retired Marines.

From Los Angeles Times

Live wires on her meter were exposed and the plastering close to the outside wall to which it was attached, had come away, leaving it vulnerable to wet weather.

From BBC

Because the sunflower seed butter had plastered the bread to the roof of my mouth and the back of my throat.

From Literature