Examples of padding in a Sentence
the padding on the seat of the chairs
These shoes have extra padding in the heel.
If you remove the padding from his speech you can see that he offers no new ideas.
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And while the cuts – which could eventually top 30,000, according to Reuters – are likely to please Wall Street in the short term by padding Amazon’s profit margins, such drastic staff reductions bring longer term risks and hidden costs, Kriegel said.
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Airlines face higher operating costs due to schedule padding and reroutes, while small businesses lose meetings and shipments when connections are disrupted.
—Imran Khalid, Boston Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
The padding is removable for washing, however, and the material is easy to wipe down.
—New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
Of the three pairs, the Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones are the most comfortable despite not being the lightest, thanks to their low clamp force and thick padding.
—PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Airlines face higher operating costs due to schedule padding and reroutes, while small businesses lose meetings and shipments when connections are disrupted.
—Imran Khalid, Boston Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
The padding is removable for washing, however, and the material is easy to wipe down.
—New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
Of the three pairs, the Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones are the most comfortable despite not being the lightest, thanks to their low clamp force and thick padding.
—PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Padding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/padding. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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