wadding
Example Sentences
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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
Composed of salvaged vintage linen or dupioni silk and stuffed with mattresslike wadding and sometimes pieces of wood for stability, they only look hard; in reality, they’re soft, even slightly yielding.
From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2022
They lack the deadly bullet point, which is usually replaced with cotton or paper wadding.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2021
The items — a bloodied wadding from a shotgun shell and a tampon — were drying in an outdoor locker when police believe a mongoose, or other type of rodent, crept in and snatched them.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 11, 2018
He peers at the shipping label for a moment and then rips it in half, wadding it and tossing it into the trash.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
