protective covering
Example Sentences
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The pictures show a protective covering marked "Larson".
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2024
Normally, barriers exist within the protective covering of the brain, called the meninges, to prevent unwanted spillage into the brain.
From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2023
An MRI found spots in his brain and spinal cord where something had attacked the protective covering on the nerves.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2022
It could be Isaiah Mobley if the USC star forward who broke his nose last week opts for a protective covering against the Bruins.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2022
I think the crystal shell of silica is no more than a protective covering, like an eggshell, and that the active principle is the smell inside.
From A Martian Odyssey by Weinbaum, Stanley Grauman