Examples of coating in a Sentence
The fabric has a coating that prevents liquids from soaking through.
A light coating of snow had fallen.
There was a coating of ice on the pond.
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Snow on Monday morning left a coating, and the second round was expected to drop on the northeastern portion of the metro during the evening hours.
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Joseph Dames, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Fritsche says improvements to Galventa’s pill coatings have addressed this so that outcomes are not affected by meal timings.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 8 Dec. 2025
Since the process calls for spritzing the rolls with water before their shift in the oven, the rolls come out of the oven rocking a showy, irresistible crunchy, and glossy coating.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2025
The investigation noted that the hangar bay’s non-skid coating was insufficient, making the deck slippery.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
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Joseph Dames, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Fritsche says improvements to Galventa’s pill coatings have addressed this so that outcomes are not affected by meal timings.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 8 Dec. 2025
Since the process calls for spritzing the rolls with water before their shift in the oven, the rolls come out of the oven rocking a showy, irresistible crunchy, and glossy coating.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2025
The investigation noted that the hangar bay’s non-skid coating was insufficient, making the deck slippery.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Coating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coating. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
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coating
noun
coat·ing
ˈkōt-iŋ 
: coat entry 1 sense 3, covering
a coating of ice on the pond
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