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Recent Examples of encrustPictures show the iron cannon heavily encrusted with dirt and corrosion after being unearthed at the site.—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026 The diamond- and sapphire-encrusted rings include engravings of the 2024 and 2025 trophies on both the outside and inside of the ring.—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026 These crustaceans, worms, fish, and others keep their home clean by grazing on the algae that encrusts seagrass leaves.—David George Haskell, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026 As the salmon blackens in a skillet, the spices awaken, encrusting the fish in peppery piquant.—The Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for encrust
But the pigment and gum are largely invisible, because harding and Upkett smeared them with white paint used by the Carnegie Museum to cover its walls.
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Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
12 May 2026
The Orbánists first ignored them, then smeared them.
Such hospitality was reserved for a narrow category of humanity, resembling as closely as possible those local barons whose surnames crusted the stones of local cemeteries.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
What's Included Among the entrees are two varieties of salmon (coconut macadamia nut-crusted or grilled), chicken (either grilled or lightly breaded), London broil, marinara beef meatballs and turkey meat loaf.
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Joseph Erbentraut,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Mar. 2026