wadding

Example Sentences

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The next day I woke up and I thought” — he mimes wadding up a piece of paper and tossing it away — ‘That’s never going to happen.’

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025

It is a pastime that requires next-level commitment, though, as Ioan often spends days deep underground at a time, digging passages, or wadding through partially submerged caves.

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2023

The statement was posted with a hashtag:#BanBlanks, calling for an end to the use of blank cartridges, which contain gunpowder and paper wadding or wax.

From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2021

The Wonder Bread ends up working against Hannyatou’s sandos — harshly dry, wadding up in your mouth as you chew.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 10, 2019

I did the same thing, wadding the dirty uniform up into a ball.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin