1
: material in the form of sheets or suitable for forming into sheets: such as
a
: a sturdy plain-woven cloth usually of cotton used especially for bedsheets
b
: material (such as a plastic) in the form of a continuous film
2
: a lining (such as wood or steel) used to support an embankment or the walls of an excavation
Examples of sheeting in a Sentence
We covered the wall with clear plastic sheeting.
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Khris Davis and Mamoudou Athie as Earl, a local contractor, and Travis, one of the home’s new owners, before the plastic sheeting is fully ripped down.
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Terry Nguyen, Curbed, 6 Oct. 2024
They were sold from a very Margiela-esque apartment in the Palais Royal, with an all-white interior draped in cotton sheeting.
—Mark Holgate, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2025
When Rohingya refugees arrived in Bangladesh in 2017, their shelters were inadequately ventilated and used plastic sheeting that needed frequent replacement, posing health risks during periods of high heat.
—Henna Hundal, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
The volunteers pulled out propane tanks and metal sheeting, dock remnants and crab traps.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Mar. 2025
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Terry Nguyen, Curbed, 6 Oct. 2024
They were sold from a very Margiela-esque apartment in the Palais Royal, with an all-white interior draped in cotton sheeting.
—Mark Holgate, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2025
When Rohingya refugees arrived in Bangladesh in 2017, their shelters were inadequately ventilated and used plastic sheeting that needed frequent replacement, posing health risks during periods of high heat.
—Henna Hundal, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
The volunteers pulled out propane tanks and metal sheeting, dock remnants and crab traps.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Sheeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sheeting. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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sheeting
noun
sheet·ing
ˈshēt-iŋ 
: material in the form of sheets or suitable for forming into sheets
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