How to Use tarp in a Sentence

tarp

noun
  • The tarp slaps the frame of the truck’s roof.
    — Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Weigh the tarp down with bricks or rocks to keep it in place.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
  • It was covered now by a blue tarp.
    — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The hunters found a blue tarp and two bags of lime in the hole.
    — Nicole Chavez, CNN, 9 Jan. 2020
  • Wrap the stump in a durable tarp and secure it in place.
    — Steven John, Architectural Digest, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Most, if not all, of the debris should be on the tarp.
    — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The tent was dark and loud with the hard rain pelting the tarp.
    — Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Dec. 2022
  • But one worker is stuck high above the stage wrapped in a tarp.
    — Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The cops had to make a hole in the tarp to see what was inside.
    — Erik Lacitis, The Seattle Times, 25 Aug. 2019
  • And the house on the corner that had a ragged tarp over the leaky roof.
    — John Carlisle, Freep.com, 13 Nov. 2025
  • The tent may be attached to the car and there could be a blue tarp along.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 10 July 2022
  • Cars sat parked on pit road, covered in team tarps, as the storm moved through.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Cover the rug with a tarp to keep moisture out.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Empty the pots out onto a tarp.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Blakeman had an extra tarp for her.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Soon the body was removed and a tarp placed over the landing spot.
    — Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Oct. 2021
  • Pimlico is fenced off with black tarp.
    — Kaicey Baylor, CBS News, 15 May 2026
  • As the rain started to fall, the tarp went back over the infield.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Dec. 2021
  • The lieutenant said the body was wrapped in what appeared to be a tarp.
    — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2022
  • Williams’ body was wrapped in tarp and stuffed inside the toolbox.
    — Matt Bruce, ajc, 23 Apr. 2022
  • The tarp is still spread out with the back fully anchored to the ground.
    — Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 26 Dec. 2022
  • To clean the firebox, put down a tarp and remove any fire logs and ash.
    — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 20 Jan. 2023
  • The grounds crew had the rare chance to roll out the tarp and cover the infield.
    — Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Wrap it with burlap or a tarp to protect it from chilly winds during cold spells.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The pit is covered with a tarp, and dirt gets shoveled on top to trap the heat.
    — Manola Secaira, NPR, 9 Sep. 2024
  • About a half-hour later, the rain let up, crews pulled the tarp away and the stars came out.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2024
  • The group took refuge under a tree and set up a tarp to keep the sick hiker cool.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 23 June 2022
  • Every now and then, the pair had to dunk the tarp in the water to cool it down.
    — Melissa Chan, NBC News, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Keep the pile covered with tarp, a layer of leaves, or straw to hold in heat.
    — Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Under the tarp was the body of a man who died recently.
    — Liz Teitz, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Mar. 2026

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