wadding

Example Sentences

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It is a pastime that requires next-level commitment, though, as Ioan often spends days deep underground at a time, digging passages, or wadding through partially submerged caves.

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2023

On some trips, the boys would convince Dad to play football, wadding up a sock to serve as their pigskin.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2023

The first idea that sounds good to me is mentally wadding up and throwing away any labels for your emotional self.

From Washington Post • Dec. 11, 2021

The statement was posted with a hashtag:#BanBlanks, calling for an end to the use of blank cartridges, which contain gunpowder and paper wadding or wax.

From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2021

He did not want this woman to see him for the first time with the wadding sticking out of his clothes.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck