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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
Scrape the mixture into an oval, square, or rectangular 2-quart baking dish, 2 to 3 inches deep, and place on the prepared baking sheet. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026 This will help engineers print solar cells on flexible, lightweight sheets instead of rigid glass panels. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
That weather — sheeting rain and biting cold — hadn’t looked so ideal seven minutes in when Nordi Mukiele slipped. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025 The Company Store knows bedding—from mattresses to sheet sets to duvet inserts and pillows—all in a myriad of colorways and prints to suit every taste. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 28 Nov. 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
  • After expansion, 5 °C (41 °F) deep seawater cools the ammonia in a condenser, and a pump returns the liquid ammonia.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
  • For a culture fix, cross the bridge to the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, which recently underwent an expansion in 2019 led by architect Lord Norman Foster.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of expansion
Verb
  • That fire extends to the drinks, too, with live coals coated in olive oil that is then used in the spot’s Martini.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Turn the dough to coat it, then cover the container with plastic wrap or its container lid.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of coat
Noun
  • Gauff knocked the ball into a rectangular expanse of blue, as Jović stood in the doubles alley and doubled over to her knees, trying to catch her breath.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • On Florida’s Paradise Coast, an expanse of shoreline running from Naples to the Everglades on the state’s southwest coast, lies Marco Island.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of expanse
Verb
  • The development will be built in phases and is planned to cover about 350,000 square meters when fully developed.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Ashley Torres is a reporter covering Fort Smith and Van Buren.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of cover
Noun
  • Walker called Freeling a coachable player with great length who benefited from blocking Jaelan Phillips every day this summer.
    — Joseph Person, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The prize consists in the acquisition of the non-commercial and non-exclusive broadcasting rights for five years for a value of €4,000 – €6,000 depending on the genre and length of the film and the number of available territories.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of length
Noun
  • This year they've been spotted on the plains more than an hour's drive east of Colorado Springs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • This year they’ve been spotted on the plains more than an hour’s drive east of Colorado Springs.
    — Brittany Peterson, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of plain
Noun
  • The back end should be able to move the puck better and avoid long stretches in their own end, and assuming relative health, other players like Braden Schneider will no longer have to play too high in the lineup.
    — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Two of the four runways are shut down, as well as a stretch of 67th Avenue along the perimeter due to the crash scene.
    — Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of stretch

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