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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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
The best overall is the 2024 MacBook Pro M4 for its blazing-fast M4 chip, stunning Liquid Retina XDR display with nano-texture coating (ideal for outdoor use) and optimized for demanding creative workflows.
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This left behind an outer coating of a tough natural biopolymer known as sporopollenin, which was converted into a transparent microgel no thicker than a human hair.
—New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2025
The fabric is treated with a water-repellent coating to protect against surprise showers and UPF 50+ sun protection.
—Anne Taylor, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
The best overall is the 2024 MacBook Pro M4 for its blazing-fast M4 chip, stunning Liquid Retina XDR display with nano-texture coating (ideal for outdoor use) and optimized for demanding creative workflows.
—Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
This left behind an outer coating of a tough natural biopolymer known as sporopollenin, which was converted into a transparent microgel no thicker than a human hair.
—New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2025
The fabric is treated with a water-repellent coating to protect against surprise showers and UPF 50+ sun protection.
—Anne Taylor, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Coating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coating. Accessed 13 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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