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
There was reportedly no wadding for the blanks.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2021
Soldiers sometimes carried cartridges, which were powder and ball pre-wrapped in wadding, ready to be rammed down the barrel.
From Washington Post • Jul. 16, 2020
He meant, of course, robin’s egg blue, the shade of all Tiffany boxes, bags and wadding.
From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2019
“You have three hours, and don’t expect me to help. I’m studying for the SATs,” Maribel says, wadding squishy orange plugs into her ears as she takes out a laptop and reclines in her seat.
From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.