drop cloth
Example Sentences
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She says, “I cut the drop cloth into two panels, dyed them with fabric dye and then sewed them together.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2024
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
It’s empty now, a drop cloth on the floor, a tangle of wires poking out of the center of the ceiling.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
