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noun

ˈshēt How to pronounce sheet (audio)
Definition of sheetnext
as in expansion
a wide space or area from the bow of our ship all we could see was an impenetrable sheet of fog

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verb

as in to coat
to form a layer over dust sheeted the floors of the old, abandoned house

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Recent Examples of sheet
Noun
So $50 for an incredible sheet set for a queen bed is a great price. — David Moin, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026 The story goes that Westcott found a sheet of paper with a mailing address for a woman named Anna Sprengel of Stuttgart, Germany. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Verb
Reroll the dough sheets away from you into cylinders and loosely pinch them closed. — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025 Save your time and check out the most popular coffee makers, electric toothbrushes, and sheets our readers are loving, just in time for gift-giving season. — Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sheet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheet
  1. expansion
  2. coat
  3. expanse
  4. cover
  5. length
  6. plain
  7. stretch
Noun
  • The backstory Opened in 2017 as part of Ritz-Carlton’s expansion into Southeast Asia, this was one of the brand’s boldest statements.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
  • But Giovanni Marcantoni, Volo's founder and CEO, told CNBC that about three-fourths of its growth has come from organic expansion, rather than through acquisitions, as more Americans look for ways to build community.
    — Alex Harring,Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of expansion
Verb
  • They are coated with gold and parylene C, a polymer that improves biocompatibility.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Warhol’s Portrait of Michael Chow (1984) shows the restaurateur across two panels coated in the artist’s trademark diamond dust.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of coat
Noun
  • A lot of buildings and fields and parks and cafés and expanses of water and elevators and on-ramps and curbsides.
    — Madeline ffitch, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Winding through arid basins and rocky mountain passes, the road to the Adelanto ICE Processing Center climbs to 2,500 feet before opening into the vast expanses of the Mojave high desert.
    — Aarne Heikkila, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of expanse
Verb
  • The four candidates are battling to represent the Midwest’s only majority-Latino district, which covers much of Chicago’s Southwest Side and stretches into the western suburbs, including parts of Berwyn, Brookfield, Hinsdale and Melrose Park.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
  • That means arbitrary Drake covers and Max B homages, smooth ballads on smashing cougars and dirty macking.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of cover
Noun
  • The system for appointment to the bench and length of term varies.
    — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Raven says the image appears roughly equivalent to a 16-inch screen that’s held at arm’s length, with more than 1,500 nits of brightness.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of length
Noun
  • The area sits within the Lake Superior clay plain, where the surrounding soil is largely composed of clay, which can make the water murky and obscure objects beneath the surface.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The men rushed on to the plain, setting more trees ablaze and hurling rocks.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of plain
Noun
  • Congressional District, a stretch of the southern San Joaquin Valley that is home to one of the country’s most competitive House races.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Presidents almost invariably lose congressional seats at the midpoint of their term, especially during their second stretch in office.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of stretch

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