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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
Return the baking sheet to the oven and bake until the crust is golden brown on top and the filling bubbles slightly, 55 to 65 minutes (if the top is browning too quickly, tent the top loosely with foil). — ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026 Transfer to a rimmed baking sheet with tongs; let sit until cool enough to handle (no need to squeeze out excess water unless dripping wet). — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Nov. 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 The first Mandarin Oriental hotel—then called The Mandarin—opened its doors in Hong Kong in 1963 and has remained central to the hotel group’s core values, despite global expansion.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Following a community meeting attended by more than 200 Laramie County residents, Google and its partners are establishing a Community Council to address concerns about the effects of data center expansion on Cheyenne and surrounding communities.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of expansion
Verb
  • Cook, stirring often and adding more pasta cooking liquid as needed, until pasta is coated in a clingy sauce.
    — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The stylist loves the sulfate-free formula for detangling easily, and the way hair always feels soft afterward, not coated.
    — Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of coat
Noun
  • The wistful 18th-century folk ballad—all about taking the high road or the low road back to the country’s largest and arguably most romantic expanse of water—has cropped up everywhere from The Simpsons to, well, every Scottish wedding on earth.
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Jones owned thousands of acres of land on early Long Island, then just a rural expanse well east of the rapidly growing New York City.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of expanse
Verb
  • The development is part of China’s broader push to establish a low-altitude economy covering drones, cargo aircraft and passenger-carrying vehicles.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Additionally, the grant will provide flexible funding to cover upfront project repair costs.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of cover
Noun
  • Remember to style loose lengths with styling cream and shine spray, and perhaps a few waves or ringlets to up the romantic ante.
    — Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Indeed, this crowd-pleasing title currently is enjoying an off-Broadway run that now has eclipsed the original in length.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of length
Noun
  • Miloslav Druckmüller, Shadia Habbal, and Václav Široký The sun hangs low over the plains of Castile and León, in the north-central region of Spain.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026
  • That means that Olympus Mons, the extinct Martian volcano that at around 16 miles (26 kilometers) above the surrounding Martian plains is the largest mountain in the solar system, may in fact be a slumbering giant.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of plain
Noun
  • Strange had been putting together a nice stretch, showing signs of becoming more than just a streaming tight end, but disappointed with just 22 yards against Baltimore last Thursday.
    — Jonathan Rubin, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Watkins and Davidson combined to score 16 of 18 points during that stretch, with their steals leading to lay-ins and both hitting three-pointers.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of stretch

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