sheeting

Example Sentences

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On Thursday a fire broke out, burning a hole through the sheeting covering the venue and causing 13 smoke inhalation injuries.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025

Beigbeder said that such learning centres, often located in schools or near displacement camps, consisted of metal structures covered with plastic sheeting or of tents.

From Barron's • Oct. 24, 2025

The script works in as many callbacks as possible: spooky mannequins under plastic sheeting, tacky parade floats with giant fiberglass clams, Hewitt hollering her memorable line: “What are you waiting for?”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2025

The flooding began with a heavy downpour that sent water sheeting off the hillsides and into creeks.

From Salon • Jul. 7, 2025

The plastic sheeting on the roof rose here and there, tugged by the wind.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn