blanketing
Example Sentences
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Residents have posted videos on social media showing soot blanketing the city and complaining about the effects on the environment and their lives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
The Palisades and Eaton fires burned more than 40,000 acres and destroyed at least 12,000 buildings, blanketing the ocean in ash for up to 100 miles offshore.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026
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
Darkness quickly stretched across the land, blanketing miles of sand.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
