protective covering

Example Sentences

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Normally, barriers exist within the protective covering of the brain, called the meninges, to prevent unwanted spillage into the brain.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2023

Or, to put it more precisely, it was the first time he hadn’t worn any sort of protective covering on his left wrist.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2023

One of the last jobs for engineers ahead of lift-off was to hoist Webb atop its rocket and then enclose it behind a protective covering, or fairing.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2021

His spirits lifted at his next doctor’s visit when the surgeon informed him that he could play with the cast and a protective covering.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2021

Nevertheless, it is like the original one in so far that it is a continually renewed protective covering.

From Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I by Spencer, Herbert