tarpaulin

Example Sentences

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A white, igloo-like tarpaulin had been erected over the candles, flowers and messages to shield them from the snow and winter weather.

From Barron's

He recounted how once they boarded the pirogue, he and the other passengers were covered with a tarpaulin: "I closed my eyes and thought of my mother," he said.

From Barron's

A great delegation had arrived in Trokorpe, with a truck carrying a huge thing covered with a tarpaulin.

From Literature

At another settlement, the U.N. refugee agency has run out of blankets, tarpaulins and sleeping mats, forcing refugees to sleep in the open.

From The Wall Street Journal

Penelope was trying her best to erect a shelter for herself and the children; at the moment she was puzzling over which side of the tarpaulin was the top, and making no progress whatsoever.

From Literature