Examples of cotton wool in a Sentence
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The alternative is to break out the cotton wool, bubble wrap and prayer mats for James.
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The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Wood is full of it, cotton wool has none.
—David George Haskell, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
Each seat is upholstered in a cotton wool blend that’s made to feel as soft as cashmere, though when an inevitable red wine spill or accidental food mishap occurs, cleanup will prove to be a breeze in comparison.
—Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 25 Feb. 2026
To understand the soul may have required silk, cheesecloth, cotton wool, even offal—but these mundane materials, Warner shows us, held meaning.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Everybody’s protected in cotton wool, even then.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2025
One of those arrested was a resident of East Jerusalem's Umm Tuba neighborhood, said by the Israel Police to have been detained while in possession of a lighter, cotton wool and other incendiary materials.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Users on social media platform Wechat shared images of a thick layer of fake snow made from cotton wool sheets, Reuters reported.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
Cloth buttons used to be constructed around bits of cotton wool to absorb and emanate drops of perfume.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2024
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The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Wood is full of it, cotton wool has none.
—David George Haskell, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
Each seat is upholstered in a cotton wool blend that’s made to feel as soft as cashmere, though when an inevitable red wine spill or accidental food mishap occurs, cleanup will prove to be a breeze in comparison.
—Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 25 Feb. 2026
To understand the soul may have required silk, cheesecloth, cotton wool, even offal—but these mundane materials, Warner shows us, held meaning.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Everybody’s protected in cotton wool, even then.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2025
One of those arrested was a resident of East Jerusalem's Umm Tuba neighborhood, said by the Israel Police to have been detained while in possession of a lighter, cotton wool and other incendiary materials.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Users on social media platform Wechat shared images of a thick layer of fake snow made from cotton wool sheets, Reuters reported.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
Cloth buttons used to be constructed around bits of cotton wool to absorb and emanate drops of perfume.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2024
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“Cotton wool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cotton%20wool. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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