blanketing

Example Sentences

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Long before America had a cluster of 31 GPS satellites blanketing the globe, the Defense Department needed a way to guarantee ballistic missiles could find their targets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

The weather system is expected to take shape in Texas and New Mexico before moving eastward, blanketing cities including Memphis, Nashville, Washington DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York with snow.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

Millions have this week sweltered through a heatwave blanketing much of Australia.

From Barron's • Jan. 11, 2026

One hole in the fabric of full autonomy, he observes, became clear Dec. 20, when a power blackout blanketing San Francisco stranded much of Waymo’s robotaxi fleet on the streets.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

And for a few moments I had relief from the great blanketing grief that was constantly crushing me.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss