tarp

Example Sentences

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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 • Jan. 9, 2026

Mr. Wink conjures a land of “trees like skyscrapers, like celestial tent pegs pounded into the earth to hold the black tarp of the sky in place.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Every few seconds, he curled up inside, then climbed back out to wrestle with the flapping tarp.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2025

South Gate wants to play its semifinal playoff game on Saturday so badly at home that it’s broken out a tarp so the City Section officials can’t deem it unplayable after expected rain Thursday night.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

“I know what it looks like, Sahil. Just take the tarp off.”

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon