blanketing

Example Sentences

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Not if the Dodgers can come to trust him at the plate like they now feel secure with him blanketing the outfield.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

The Palisades and Eaton fires burned more than 40,000 acres and destroyed at least 12,000 buildings, blanketing the ocean in ash for up to 100 miles offshore.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Snow fell in parts of Tehran on Tuesday night, blanketing the Iranian capital with a layer of white after air strikes on oil depots caused days of dark skies and black rain.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

The "Black Summer" bushfires raged across Australia's eastern seaboard from late 2019 to early 2020, razing millions of hectares, destroying thousands of homes and blanketing cities in noxious smoke.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

Hundreds of Clovis sites are now known, blanketing all 48 of the lower U.S. states south into Mexico.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond