Examples of coating in a Sentence
The fabric has a coating that prevents liquids from soaking through.
A light coating of snow had fallen.
There was a coating of ice on the pond.
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They’re designed with a dual layer clean ceramic nonstick coating that’s non-toxic and also makes cooking and cleaning easier.
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Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 19 Jan. 2025
From baseboards to furniture, dryer sheets not only remove dust, hair, and debris, but their wax coating actually assists in fending it off in the future.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Jan. 2025
On December 19, 2024, the European Commission adopted a ban on the use of Bisphenol A (BPA) in food contact materials, including can coatings, reusable plastic drinking bottles, and kitchenware.
—Michelle Greenwald, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Thin Mints: Crisp, chocolate cookies dipped in a delicious mint chocolaty coating.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Jan. 2025
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Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 19 Jan. 2025
From baseboards to furniture, dryer sheets not only remove dust, hair, and debris, but their wax coating actually assists in fending it off in the future.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Jan. 2025
On December 19, 2024, the European Commission adopted a ban on the use of Bisphenol A (BPA) in food contact materials, including can coatings, reusable plastic drinking bottles, and kitchenware.
—Michelle Greenwald, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Thin Mints: Crisp, chocolate cookies dipped in a delicious mint chocolaty coating.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Coating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coating. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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coating
noun
coat·ing
ˈkōt-iŋ 
: coat entry 1 sense 3, covering
a coating of ice on the pond
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