Example Sentences

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Even if you vacuum daily, you can see the problem: By the time you vacuum again, 75,000 new hairs are coating your floor and upholstery.

From Slate • Oct. 8, 2018

Women who wouldn’t dream of drinking coffee while pregnant now are coating exposed limbs in bug spray, a tactic recommended by health officials.

From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2016