tarp

Example Sentences

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Lamps burn low and tarps black out the windows above ground, an effort to conceal the building from Hitler’s bombers.

From Literature

The plastic tarp was held in place by long straps that attached to the concrete patio all around it.

From Literature

I spotted hundreds of tents and tarps—on sidewalks, at building entrances, in parks, at highway underpasses.

From The Wall Street Journal

A memorial that has sprung up in front of the bar, loaded with flowers, candles and messages of grief and support, was covered in an igloo-like tarp Thursday to protect it from the heavy snowfall.

From Barron's

My dad calls from inside that dinner’s ready, and the guys help me clean up everything and put it under the tarps on the patio.

From Literature