sheeting

Definition of sheetingnext
present participle of sheet

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of sheeting The offer sheet comes 14 years after the Flyers, under previous management, offer-sheeting Nashville defenseman Shea Weber for $110 million over 14 years, which the Predators matched. Dan Gelston, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026 Both Bestor and architect Tim Barber, who counts Matt Duffer and Ramin Djawadi as clients, employ Densdeck Roof Boards and Densinglas sheeting, a fiberglass-matt gypsum panel considered sustainable because of its durability and recycled content, in their work. Abigail Stone, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026 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 skies opened into sheeting rain as the minister gave his greeting; this was followed by thunder and an explosion of lightning. Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheeting
Verb
  • Spray from top to bottom, coating the glass and screens evenly.
    Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Instead of assessing the particle only as a whole, researchers used instrumented indentation to examine the response of its individual coating layers.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Both books combine new, headline-generating reporting with intel Wickersham has gathered over decades covering football.
    Aaron Reiss, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • But since Harvey, then a senior at Oberlin College, was writing for the Oberlin Review, covering football was a rather tricky proposition.
    Jesse Dougherty, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026

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“Sheeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheeting. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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