How to Use paper over in a Sentence

paper over

verb
  • Place a sheet of parchment paper over the area and apply low heat with the iron.
    — Kate Donovan, Martha Stewart, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Stock footage papering over work that was never done.
    — Rich Bornstein, Forbes.com, 20 Mar. 2026
  • But not all differences can be papered over.
    — Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Many Post reporters have blasted the paper over the staff cuts.
    — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Pull the opposite corner of the paper over the box.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Results papered over the cracks as the performances were patchy.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 28 May 2026
  • The acids in the cardboard can discolor photos and papers over time.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Guerilla’s windows are now papered over, and a message taped to the door thanks its patrons.
    — Mario Cortez, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Dec. 2025
  • Helen told the truth, while Sylvia tried to paper over everything.
    — Allegra Goodman, Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Wrap the other side of the paper over the box until it’s completely covered.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Place parchment paper over top of your bead design and iron on medium for about 15 seconds.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
  • But the results were papering over some crumbly performances.
    — Carl Anka, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Rather than paper over that skepticism, Brahma built the campaign on it.
    — Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • And good budgeting does not rely on one-time revenues to paper over structural challenges.
    — Marc Joffe, Daily News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Shaq started to answer and then crinkled a piece of paper over the microphone to muffle his response.
    — MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Last year, the prime minister threatened to sue the paper over its coverage of the hunger crisis in Gaza.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
  • Pull one corner of the wrapping paper over the box until the paper covers both of the opposite corners on the top of the box.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
  • The deficits were papered over with a series of short-term fixes, including loans and accounting gimmicks.
    — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
  • More bailouts would paper over the failings of federal regulation.
    — Marc Scribner, Washington Post, 13 May 2026
  • But in short, this feels a lot like a team that was good but not elite last year, lost one of their best players, and now isn’t getting top-tier goaltending to paper over the problems.
    — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • But those are two very different movies, and there aren’t enough achingly tender John Prine songs in the world to paper over the gap between them.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Here’s how strong each nation has looked on paper over the last 30 years based on the NHL talent on its roster.
    — Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • As academics, their focus was on publishing their results—some 100-plus papers over 10 years.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Place parchment paper over top and iron for three to five minutes, using the appropriate temperature for the fabric.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The same dynamic can paper over the changes being brought about by artificial intelligence.
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Her transgression is one of the worst things imaginable; in a way, what Emma is hiding stems from a societal ill that gets papered over every day.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Even so, personality disputes can be papered over if countries share mutual goals and interests.
    — Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The structural failures that are the true roots of the region's turmoil—not Tehran—will go unaddressed, papered over by the noise and urgency of the conflict.
    — Frederic Wehrey, Time, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Buried inside this success story is a growing fiscal problem that policymakers have quietly papered over for more than a decade.
    — Louis Sigaud, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Underneath, its windows are artfully papered over with construction paper clouds.
    — Kansas City Star, 22 Nov. 2025

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