wadded

Example Sentences

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The director Craig Belknap finds ingenuity in simplicity, as with a dishcloth that, at one point, is wadded up into a basketball then later flattened against the waist into a too-tight dress.

From New York Times • May 4, 2023

All that shiny wrapping paper and ribbon, for instance, wadded into non-recyclable mounds.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2022

The man with the dog had started picking up wadded up paper towels.

From Salon • Jul. 23, 2022

When Nagornyy walked back to his teammates, he wadded up the athletic tape he was wearing into a ball and threw it in frustration.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 2021

Above the looming cliff, the pale wadded clouds reminded her of Einar's sheep when, after the snowmelt, they still huddled for warmth but with heads down moved across the meadow nibbling at new shoots.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry