blanket bog

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a very acid peat bog, low in nutrients, extending widely over a flat terrain, found in cold wet climates

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Words nearby blanket bog

blank check, blank cheque, blank endorsement, blanket, blanket bath, blanket bog, blanket chest, blanket finish, blanket-flower, blanketing, blanket roll

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Example sentences from the Web for blanket bog

Aside from a blanket ban, social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and Reddit are nearly impossible to control.
China’s Internet Is Freer Than You Think|Brendon Hong|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Have you noticed there are some people who would love to put a big wet blanket on all of this?
Kirk Cameron Saves Christmas from Abominable Killjoys (Other Christians)|Brandy Zadrozny|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“He would have preferred to have been given a bed rather than a blanket on the floor,” the judge said.
What It’s Like to Be Snatched by the Delta Force|Michael Daly|October 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The correct procedure in that case is obvious: you cover her with a blanket and leave her alone.
‘The Fappening’ Perpetuators Have a J.Law Come-to-Jesus Moment and ‘Cower With Shame’|Marlow Stern|October 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

However, the act that gives blanket immunity seems only to apply to licensed dealers.
Victim’s Parents Sue Merchants of the Aurora Massacre|Cliff Schecter|September 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He swerved as he passed it, and, looking, saw that it was a bundle wrapped in a striped blanket.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
And, old ink pot, tuck a horse blanket under my chin, and rub me down with brickbats while I feed!
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
They entered a house where an apparently sick man sat cowering in a corner, wrapped in a blanket.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
On these occasions he was wrapped in an old blanket ingrained with snuff.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Oliver retained his stool by the fire; and Barney, wrapped in a blanket, stretched himself on the floor, close outside the fender.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3)|Charles Dickens

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