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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The Kreme Puff Doughnut is filled with Krispy Kreme’s signature Kreme, dusted with powdered coating and finished with a Doughnut Dot.
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Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
This was achieved by using a new coating made of a single, simple molecule of benzene and phosphonic acid, or BPA for short.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
The surface of the display has an anti-glare coating and like most IPS panels offers a viewing angle of 178 degrees, both vertically and horizontally with less than 2% brightness deviation.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Nonstick coatings in particular can degrade quickly in these conditions.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
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Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
This was achieved by using a new coating made of a single, simple molecule of benzene and phosphonic acid, or BPA for short.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
The surface of the display has an anti-glare coating and like most IPS panels offers a viewing angle of 178 degrees, both vertically and horizontally with less than 2% brightness deviation.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Nonstick coatings in particular can degrade quickly in these conditions.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
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 16 Sep. 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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