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

Every night, he would roll up the drop cloth, vacuum and take a shower.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 2021

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

I laid the pillowcase over the carpet like a drop cloth.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon