Example Sentences
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My college applications—each in its bulky envelope, larded with paper clips, staples and whiteout—had to be postmarked by noon.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
In 1988, Icahn took TWA private, in a deal that brought him more than $400 million in profit but left the airline larded with $540 million in new debt, bringing its total to $4 billion.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025
Until the “useless” headline sparked outrage, nobody at MSN seemed to realize that their news page was larded with gobbledygook.
From Scientific American • Sep. 28, 2023
The potato salad redeemed the meal, echoing my grandmother’s recipe: a tower of well-cooked potato cubes, larded with pieces of dill pickles, boiled egg and tender carrots, bound together in a rich mayonnaise dressing.
From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2023
And he bought a round red lacquered comfit dish with a cover, and in this he put sesame cakes and larded sweets and he put the box on the table.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
