encrust

Example Sentences

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Electrical grids took a beating as ice encrusted utility lines in the North and gusty winds knocked down lines or fouled them with tree branches and other debris in California.

From Seattle Times

New Yorkers will be familiar with those blue and maroon vinyl seats, with that floor, encrusted with the grime of a million commutes.

From New York Times

As we are talking a rainbow array of bikes is wheeled into a semicircle next to a mini course chalked out on the chewing gum encrusted pavement.

From BBC

It was so encrusted in dirt that the archaeologist who found it initially added it to a bag of assorted bones.

From New York Times

The solid gold object is encrusted with garnets and intricate goldwork which feature religious motifs and fantastical creatures.

From BBC