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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But a small portion of Hershey’s and Reese’s products, like mini Easter eggs, are now made with a coating that contains less chocolate.
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ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
These products use compound coatings made with vegetable oils such as palm oil and shea oil instead of cocoa butter.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
Those products use compound coatings made with vegetable oils such as palm oil and shea oil instead of cocoa butter.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
But a small portion of Hershey's and Reese's products, like mini Easter eggs, are now made with a coating that contains less chocolate.
—CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
These products use compound coatings made with vegetable oils such as palm oil and shea oil instead of cocoa butter.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
Those products use compound coatings made with vegetable oils such as palm oil and shea oil instead of cocoa butter.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
But a small portion of Hershey's and Reese's products, like mini Easter eggs, are now made with a coating that contains less chocolate.
—CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for coating
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“Coating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coating. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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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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