blanketed

Example Sentences

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The Port of Churchill sits idle for most of the year, blanketed by snow and frozen by the bitter cold climate of Canada's sub-Arctic.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

The economy grew last month even though much of the country was blanketed with frozen snow in the wake of winter storm Fern.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

By Sunday, the visible snow had expanded significantly down mountain ranges into lower altitudes, and blanketed parts of the Southern Sierra that were barren just 10 days earlier.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

When a storm blanketed the nation last month from New Mexico to the Outer Banks, many with little snow removal experience had to fend for themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

She did not answer, but continued opening the door a little wider and inching her blanketed body, still bent low, slowly forward until she was halfway in and halfway out.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane