wadded
Example Sentences
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The crowd was further energized by the presence of longtime Count Basie drummer Jo Jones—sitting near the stage, keeping time with a wadded up Christian Science Monitor newspaper—and even more so by Elaine Anderson.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
In recent years, the northern end of Post Alley has become a circus funhouse of wadded, spittle-hardened goo.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 19, 2023
All that shiny wrapping paper and ribbon, for instance, wadded into non-recyclable mounds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2022
The painting is a large-scale, squarish, predominantly black canvas, with two pairs of actual woolen pants wadded up on the surface.
From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2022
As Ben agonized over a blank memory, Mr. Loring busied himself by walking around the room removing scraps of paper that were wadded and thrown under each desk in the room.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
