wrapping
Example Sentences
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The smog season regularly did a number on our mile-high mountains, wrapping them in a brown cloak of invisibility until wind and rain swept the sludge away.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
House Speaker Mike Johnson echoed the White House's confidence when he told reporters on Capitol Hill he thinks the US is "wrapping up" the military operation.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
Japan's formalities -- from the complexity of polite language to extreme attention to detail in packaging or wrapping -- may surprise visitors, he said.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
Up until then, he had been taking a break from the spotlight after wrapping his Love On Tour shows in summer 2023.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
Now Carmen felt like a thousand snakes were wrapping themselves around her, trying to pull her down.
From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
