caking

Example Sentences

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"It was just a horrible feeling to walk in the middle of nowhere," she said with sand caking her clothes, adding that she feared for her unborn baby after her ordeal in the desert.

From Reuters • Aug. 8, 2023

The rain and fish goo caking my shoes has already begun to harden.

From National Geographic • Jul. 17, 2023

It’s figurative, embedded in the characters and the storyline, but also literal, with dirt and rot caking everything.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2023

The small green creatures, less than an inch long, are caking patio furniture with silk and even getting inside people’s homes.

From Washington Times • Oct. 8, 2022

Buttercup ripped her clothes into patches and ties, and they worked at the wound, caking the blood with mud from the floor of the Fire Swamp, then bandaging and rebandaging over it.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman