covering

noun cov·er·ing \ ˈkəv-riŋ , ˈkə-və- \

Definition of covering

:something that covers or conceals

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Examples of covering in a Sentence

with the commotion on the dance floor as a covering, we were able to slip out undetected
the plastic coverings on lamp shades should be removed

Recent Examples of covering from the Web

Many of them also opposed covering aides under the Fair Labor Standards Act, as states facing overtime payments might cap the workweek for aides at 40 hours.

— eduardo porter, New York Times, "Home Health Care: Shouldn’t It Be Work Worth Doing?," 29 Aug. 2017
The lawsuit claims the covering violates the Memorial Preservation Act, which prohibits moving, altering or renaming a historical monument on public property that has been in place 40 years or more.

— mike cason, AL.com, "Ivey abolishes Office of Faith-Based and Volunteer Service," 17 Aug. 2017
After 30 years of selling carpet and floor coverings at 7329 W. 79th St. in Bridgeview, Advantage Carpet owner Marty Mokry is getting ready to call it quits.

— bob bong, Daily Southtown, "Advantage Carpet going out of business in Bridgeview," 25 July 2017
Man and woman alike wore print sou’westers and matching throat coverings, emerging from a fog with umbrellas over their shoulders, boots stomping on the wet pavement.

— vincent boucher, The Cut, "What We Saw at the New York’s Menswear Shows This Week," 14 July 2017
The specific topic at hand was bare shoulders, and in an entertaining touch, one reporter ripped pages from her reporting notebook and tried to pass them off as shoulder-coverings.

— david a. graham, The Atlantic, "Why Bogus News Stories Are So Hard to Stop," 13 July 2017
Randal Quarles was formally nominated for the job—technically a vice-chairmanship with a brief covering financial supervision—on July 11th.

— The Economist, "Wall StreetA new approach to financial regulation," 13 July 2017
These images were then turned into drapery, carpet and wall coverings.

— alex palmer, Smithsonian, "Esperanza Spalding: Jazz Musician, Grammy Award Winner and Now Museum Curator," 10 July 2017
Under the husk is the bran, a layer of protective covering rich in fiber.

— bryant stamford, The Courier-Journal, "If you see 'whole wheat,' it's definitely healthy, right? Sorry, maybe not," 6 July 2017

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