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 coating can also leave a residue on your food, which can expose you to harmful chemicals.
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
It’s also used in wear-resistant coatings, wire-drawing dies, and advanced engine parts.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
State lawmakers are considering a bill to prohibit the release of 10 or more Mylar balloons, which have a foil-like, metallic coating that acts as a conductor when caught in a power line, creating a short circuit.
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Some transparent animals have solved this problem by covering their surfaces with anti-reflection coatings.
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
It’s also used in wear-resistant coatings, wire-drawing dies, and advanced engine parts.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
State lawmakers are considering a bill to prohibit the release of 10 or more Mylar balloons, which have a foil-like, metallic coating that acts as a conductor when caught in a power line, creating a short circuit.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Some transparent animals have solved this problem by covering their surfaces with anti-reflection coatings.
—Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Coating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coating. Accessed 3 Oct. 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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