padding

Example Sentences

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More effective than extra padding was an additional question, though.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

The center’s calendar is looking increasingly sclerotic as big names continue to defect, with the NSO providing much-needed padding as it moves on in the face of unending change.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

Within weeks of arriving, I loathed Madras, where rats stole the padding from my earphones, the humidity left me weak and men tailed my mother in traffic, desperate to buy our imported car.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025

Enhancing the cabin’s upgraded experience are the comfy front seats with loads of padding to absorb the abuse of going off pavement.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025

Tía Carmen came padding out to the pool to tell us our mother was on her way from New York and that she intended to have a long talk with us.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez