Example Sentences

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All that shiny wrapping paper and ribbon, for instance, wadded into non-recyclable mounds.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2022

The man with the dog had started picking up wadded up paper towels.

From Salon • Jul. 23, 2022

When Nagornyy walked back to his teammates, he wadded up the athletic tape he was wearing into a ball and threw it in frustration.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 2021

I look guiltily over at the knot of wadded white blankets and sheets on my still-damp bed.

From New York Times • Nov. 26, 2017

The air of the bell jar wadded round me and I couldn't stir.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath