wrapping
Example Sentences
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I tear the wrapping paper off my present, hoping whatever’s inside will prove how well Dad knows me, how proud he is of me, something.
From Literature
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We burn the paper in a screened enclosure and it is fairly efficient, but it’s impossible to get all the food particles off wrapping paper, so when it’s burned the food particles burn with it.
From Literature
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Up until then, he had been taking a break from the spotlight after wrapping his Love On Tour shows in summer 2023.
From BBC
“What’s in it for me?” he whispered back, his arms wrapping around me in what was probably the most awkward and weird hug of my life as he kept up the bizarre charade.
From Literature
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Taking the wire in both hands, I started wrapping the spring as Grandpa had told me.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.