blanket

Example Sentences

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Social media companies argue that blanket bans will be ineffective, difficult to enforce and could isolate vulnerable teenagers.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Still, poppies — California’s state flower — blanket swaths of the protected land.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

House brings her dog’s special blanket because it gives her dog a sense of security.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

"But our observations suggest it is surrounded by a relatively thick blanket of gas, upending conventional wisdom about ultra-short-period planets."

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026

My blanket was sopping; when I tried to roll from my spot my body made squelching sounds, suctioned to the damp floor.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse