How to Use sheeting in a Sentence

sheeting

noun
  • We covered the wall with clear plastic sheeting.
  • The sheeting will help warm the soil and keep the heat in place.
    — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2017
  • And a leaky roof forces others to break out plastic sheeting.
    — Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Polling places will be free of the plastic sheeting and dividers.
    — cleveland, 29 June 2021
  • For one course, a member of the kitchen staff lays out plastic sheeting.
    — John Jurgensen, WSJ, 20 Nov. 2022
  • Stretch the sheeting over the hole and put the rock on the plastic above your vessel.
    — Dan Seitz, Popular Science, 5 Feb. 2020
  • Most new building is on hold, while the price of iron sheeting has more than doubled.
    — Amir-Hussein Radjy, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Most new building is on hold, while the price of iron sheeting has more than doubled.
    — ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Cover the parts with plastic sheeting, and leave to cure for a couple of days.
    — David Agrell and Eric Weil, Popular Mechanics, 25 July 2020
  • Protect your work surface with plastic sheeting or a drop cloth.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Cover the area with a layer of clear plastic sheeting.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Cover the area with a layer of clear plastic sheeting.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The site had been screened with opaque plastic sheeting, its perimeter lined with red caution tape.
    — Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2023
  • Cut the grass very short, cover it with plastic sheeting, and seal the edges with bricks, stones, logs, or soil.
    — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Apr. 2025
  • The cellmate claims Gray told him there was plastic sheeting laying on the floor.
    — Natalie Morales, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Next, drape thin plastic sheeting over the fixture to protect it from paint spatters.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 21 Dec. 2020
  • The plaque is made from metal sheeting recovered from the Maine.
    — cleveland, 28 Aug. 2021
  • The volunteers pulled out propane tanks and metal sheeting, dock remnants and crab traps.
    — Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Cover outlets, lights and vents with plastic sheeting.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Cut the plastic sheeting slightly larger than the window pane.
    — Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Pros do this by taping up plastic sheeting and setting up an exhaust fan to pull room air out through a window.
    — Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2021
  • Plastic sheeting stapled onto wooden struts forms the walls and ceiling of the lab.
    — Brian MacQuarrie, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Before every murder, gang members laid out fresh plastic sheeting on the floor and walls.
    — Robert F. Worth, New York Times, 3 May 2023
  • The organic method begins with placing plastic sheeting on top of the grass.
    — oregonlive, 13 July 2020
  • Elsewhere, men, women and children walk barefoot among a sea of tents made of flimsy sheeting.
    — Abeer Salman, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Pick up some heavy-duty plastic sheeting, apply a bit of shampoo or olive oil, and crank up the sprinkler.
    — Christin Perry, Parents, 17 Mar. 2024
  • The landlord put plastic sheeting over the hole; the stars twinkled murkily through.
    — Elisabeth Egan, chicagotribune.com, 10 June 2017
  • That the commissioner is in the building, champagne is on ice and plastic sheeting is ready to be hung.
    — Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 8 June 2018
  • Have plastic sheeting and adhesive tape ready to cover your windows.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 12 Mar. 2026
  • If there is an open fireplace, vent, pet door or similar opening in the house, close it off with plastic sheeting and strong tape.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 28 Aug. 2019

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