noun
Other Word Forms
- unsheeting adjective
Etymology
Origin of sheeting
Example Sentences
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Most of the main concourse is not accessible and has been screened off using solid metal sheeting.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
Plastic sheeting is taped across all the windows and there's a large padlock hanging on the door handle.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026
Beigbeder said that such learning centres, often located in schools or near displacement camps, consisted of metal structures covered with plastic sheeting or of tents.
From Barron's • Oct. 24, 2025
The flooding began with a heavy downpour that sent water sheeting off the hillsides and into creeks.
From Salon • Jul. 7, 2025
I couldn’t see Hannibal’s Rest because of the dark sheeting rain, but I knew when we passed my street because the phoenix sat atop the stop sign, its feathers flaming red in the rain.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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