blanketing

Example Sentences

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Snow fell in parts of Tehran on Tuesday night, blanketing the Iranian capital with a layer of white after air strikes on oil depots caused days of dark skies and black rain.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

The "Black Summer" bushfires raged across Australia's eastern seaboard from late 2019 to early 2020, razing millions of hectares, destroying thousands of homes and blanketing cities in noxious smoke.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 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

There were wild blackberries and raspberries blanketing the hillsides, and vestiges of old fruit orchards.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

I imagine sandalwood and koa trees blanketing the slope.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila