blanket

Example Sentences

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"There is a blanket of dust all day from all the mining and stone crushing," said Subhash Saini, whose brother died from what private doctors said was silicosis, an illness caused by breathing in dust.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

“Clearly, the state’s blanket mandate that more than 90,000 workers commute to offices four days a week will impact California’s environment,” Richard Drury, an attorney representing CASE, said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Because hydrogen remains stable at very low temperatures, the researchers found it could act as an effective insulating blanket around these moons, helping them hold onto heat for billions of years.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

The five-year contract with the Pentagon, announced Wednesday, grants Dell “a blanket purchase agreement” for Microsoft software and services that will be provided across the Defense Department as well as to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

There was a clean blanket of snow on the ground, and it was unnaturally quiet.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff