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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Adults have a waxy cottony-looking coating, while immature bugs are smaller but similar.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025
In fact, tongue coating has been identified as one of the main contributors to bad breath.
—Jill Di Donato, SELF, 3 Apr. 2025
Fabric grilling gloves are very flexible and usually include a silicone fingertip coating.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
French Onion Soup Use a metal pan without a nonstick coating for your soup; a nonstick coating will prevent the onions from browning properly, while an enameled coating will slow their browning.
—Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025
In fact, tongue coating has been identified as one of the main contributors to bad breath.
—Jill Di Donato, SELF, 3 Apr. 2025
Fabric grilling gloves are very flexible and usually include a silicone fingertip coating.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
French Onion Soup Use a metal pan without a nonstick coating for your soup; a nonstick coating will prevent the onions from browning properly, while an enameled coating will slow their browning.
—Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Coating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coating. Accessed 22 Apr. 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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