tarp

Example Sentences

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A memorial that has sprung up in front of the bar, loaded with flowers, candles and messages of grief and support, was covered in an igloo-like tarp Thursday to protect it from the heavy snowfall.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

Uphill from the swollen Wenatchee River, 62-year-old Lisa Hart sat in her recently deceased parents’ kitchen, watching friends drape a tarp over the roof.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

Every few seconds, he curled up inside, then climbed back out to wrestle with the flapping tarp.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2025

A tarp was unfurled across the field almost a full day earlier, in anticipation Saturday would bring the sort of downpour the Coliseum hadn’t seen in years.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2025

I pegged the tarp between RiRi’s and Minerva’s tents so that they’d have a little covered walkway should they have to use the washroom during the rainy night.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline