How to Use flocking in a Sentence

flocking

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  • This will catch any flocking that may fall off the wreath.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Nov. 2020
  • Once the needles are damp, sprinkle the flocking onto the tree.
    — Country Living Staff, Country Living, 30 Oct. 2020
  • Trees with flocking are not compostable and must be scheduled for bulky item pick-up.
    — Anna Caplan, Dallas News, 31 Dec. 2020
  • Doors on the side of the large flocking flights are opened and the birds simply release themselves by walking or flying out the door.
    — Grrlscientist, Forbes, 15 June 2022
  • Our tester said this one is different — they were impressed at how well the flocking stayed in place.
    — Brigitt Earley, Peoplemag, 14 Nov. 2022
  • After flocking one section of the tree, mist that section again with the spray bottle to activate the flocking and seal it to the branches.
    — Country Living Staff, Country Living, 29 Aug. 2019
  • Velvety soft flocking covers the top of the PVC mattress to increase the comfort level, while the top and bottom edge support helps the bed maintain its shape.
    — Jamie Spain, Good Housekeeping, 12 May 2023
  • Just be sure to put paper with glitter, velvet flocking, or metal in the regular trash.
    — David Kender, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2019
  • Only a few reviewers on Amazon reported that the flocking made a mess while setting it up.
    — Paige Szmodis, Popular Mechanics, 15 Sep. 2020
  • Some places offer flame retardant or faux-snow flocking.
    — Jessica Roy, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2022
  • The trees - 6 feet tall and covered with white flocking – arrived Tuesday at the longtime unofficial campsite for the homeless.
    — Alyson Ward and Keri Blakinger, Houston Chronicle, 21 Dec. 2017
  • Getting a slice of the Big Apple became more pricey over the past year, fueled by the wealthy flocking back to the city and the workers heading back into the office and crowding Midtown Manhattan.
    — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 14 July 2022
  • Services include delivery for a fee, snow flocking and flame proofing.
    — Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2020
  • The channel is like an in-house bird feeder, and everyone’s flocking to it to share photos, stories of sightings and just to enjoy one another’s company.
    — Elaine Chen, New York Times, 21 June 2023
  • No trees with ornaments, tinsel, lights or flocking will be accepted.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 28 Dec. 2022
  • Models with design features such as flocking, air coils and firmness controls cost between $50 and $80 on average.
    — Michael Pollick, chicagotribune.com, 29 Aug. 2020
  • This small but mighty cleaning kit is like the Swiss Army Knife of earbud cleaning kits with its compact size and variety of brushes, which include a flocking sponge, high-density brush, and metal pen tip.
    — Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 24 Jan. 2023
  • In the absence of clear signals, our brains use information about the crowd to infer appropriate actions, similar to the behavior of schooling fish and flocking birds.
    — Filippo Menczer, Scientific American, 20 Nov. 2020
  • The white branches, created with a spray-on process called flocking, are popular with the whole family, who are guaranteed a green Christmas in Southern California.
    — Mackenzie Schmidt, Peoplemag, 16 Dec. 2022
  • This flocking provides additional grip for bottom sheets, and also protects the user from the uncomfortable vinyl beneath the surface.
    — Michael Pollick, chicagotribune.com, 29 Aug. 2020
  • The scientists hope the results can shed light on other flocking behaviors, including the collective motions of cells in wound healing and cancer, and human stampedes in crowded venues.
    — Emily Conover, Discover Magazine, 1 Apr. 2015
  • All of this is creating a toxic political environment in much of the advanced world, driving greater polarization and the flocking of voters to candidates outside the mainstream.
    — Neil Irwin, New York Times, 27 June 2016
  • There is also a potential connection between this kind of crystalline behavior and flocking or shoaling behavior.
    — The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2021
  • In 1986, programmer Craig Reynolds made a three-dimensional flocking algorithm, which played out in an early computer animation.
    — Tom McNamara, Popular Science, 3 Dec. 2020
  • But if there’s any metallic, glittery or velvety flocking, the paper cannot be recycled, according to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management.
    — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Dec. 2022

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