How to Use coverall in a Sentence
coverall
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Work crews in blue coveralls plant trees and fix downed wires.
—Tamer El-Ghobashy, WSJ, 9 June 2017
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In the streets, families sell their boots and the red coveralls.
—Bloomberg, Houston Chronicle, 22 Feb. 2018
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Bingo cards are $2 a pack for five games and a $2 coverall.
—Hartford Courant, 14 Sep. 2022
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In a tent set up on the grounds, Cruz spoke to hundreds of workers still dressed in coveralls.
—James Osborne, Houston Chronicle, 21 Feb. 2018
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Riders are given a pair of coveralls to wear that help counter the cold.
—Susan Glaser, cleveland.com, 11 May 2018
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On August 29th, Vescovo put on his coveralls and walked out to the aft deck.
—Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 10 May 2020
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Some have seen a figure of a bearded man in blue coveralls that looks just like the man who died out of the corner of their eyes.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2023
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The saw chaps, coveralls, helmet, the eye, ear, and hand protection, and first-aid kit go in a duffel that is placed next to the saw.
—Roy Berendson, Popular Mechanics, 28 Sep. 2018
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The business will provide hard hats, face shields, coveralls, gloves and goggles, as well as the cleanup.
—Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com, 18 June 2019
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See the man in his Army uniform, see the man in his lab coat, see the man in his worker’s coveralls, his leather apron, his hazmat suit.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 20 July 2023
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On deck, two coverall-clad observers brace themselves against the biting wind and snow, alert for the white plume of a spout or the fleeting wave of a tail.
—Sarah Kaplan, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2018
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This coverall allowed testers to stay warm longer in frigid temps up in treestands (a small platform set high up in a tree).
—Jenny Nguyen-Wheatley, Outside Online, 2 Dec. 2022
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He was dressed in orange coveralls and had his arms shackled at this waist with chains and padlocks.
—David Owens, courant.com, 21 June 2018
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Yates said the man was wearing a maroon short-sleeve T-shirt, tan coveralls and tan or brown canvas leather high-top boots.
—Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 9 Mar. 2020
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Gomez said his crews wear long sleeves, coveralls, gloves and masks while handling fentanyl.
—Curt Anderson, The Seattle Times, 19 July 2017
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Up a flight of metal stairs, Forsman entered the locker room, put on his blue coveralls and laced up his steel-toed boots.
—Reid Forgrave, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2017
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Joshua Linkous dragged her into a room, shut the door and shoved his hands down the thick brown coveralls that were meant to protect her from chemicals.
—Richard A. Webster, NOLA.com, 4 Feb. 2018
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His game-day uniform -- red coveralls stitched with his first name and the Razorback logo -- is 12 years old.
—Rachel Herzog, Arkansas Online, 30 Nov. 2019
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The last guy who used the board forgot to pound down the nailhead sticking out, which rips a hole in your new fire-resistant winter coveralls.
—Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 13 Mar. 2019
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This time, Lopez let her oversized denim coveralls serve as the main piece of the look but added gold hoop earrings to elevate the result.
—Luz García, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2023
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Four days after the attack, Glenn reported his coveralls had been stolen on the night in question.
—CBS News, 9 Dec. 2017
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At the wake, after the crowd had mostly gone, the grave-tender, dressed in green coveralls, drove a tractor with the tomb’s lid suspended by two metal chains.
—Sarah M. Broom, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2019
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Wear vinyl cloves and loose-fitting clothing or coveralls when working around it.
—oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
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The line includes coveralls, hoodies, and tees in black, military green, and bright orange, as well as a cargo pant and three new jean styles.
—Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2018
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The 49-year-old actress dressed in navy blue coveralls and wielded a sledgehammer alongside the Scott brothers.
—Rebecca Norris, Country Living, 21 Apr. 2020
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A parade of Carhartt coveralls and neon safety vests formed in the aisles for communion, the white wafers glinting between calloused hands.
—Matt A.v. Chaban, New York Times, 2 May 2016
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While leathers can now be cut by machine or laser as well as by hand, most of the construction is done by someone in a coverall brandishing a tool.
—Paul Croughton, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2023
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Nurses in masks and coveralls trying to make small talk with ailing patients.
—Sarah Mervosh, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2020
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With 2,000 five-star ratings, these coveralls have become a favorite among Amazon shoppers.
—Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2023
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The workwear brand has been selling clothes sized for women for more than a century, starting with women's coveralls for industry workers in 1917.
—Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024
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