blanketed
Example Sentences
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A huge area at the border has been blanketed by a thick plume of yellowish smoke, with fumes detected as far as eastern France, where authorities issued an air-pollution alert.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
The entire area has been blanketed by a thick plume of yellowish smoke, prompting the partial evacuation of two villages close by.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Smoke blanketed Toronto, which woke up to hazy skies and some of the worst air quality in the world.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Plumes of black smoke blanketed swaths of the city center as international guests began arriving for the first day of the St. Petersburg Economic Forum, where Putin is expected to deliver a speech on Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
The school was thinly blanketed that night, but the next morning, a bright, almost balmy day, every flake disappeared.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
