drop cloth
Example Sentences
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In a crumbly brick building along the industrial waterfront, the actor Adrien Brody knelt on a drop cloth, smearing and swirling paint with a plastic card until it formed patterns, layers and streaks.
From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2022
Warning: This is a messy job best done over a drop cloth or on a floor you don’t mind getting very dirty.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2022
Covering the area in a drop cloth helps, too.
From Washington Post • Mar. 27, 2020
She’s also found that the mats work well as a drop cloth under a baby’s high chair and, in a pinch, as a compact bath mat.
From Slate • Jan. 4, 2019
He walked in, straightened the drop cloth in the front hall, and made his way to the back of the house.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
