How to Use tarp in a Sentence

tarp

noun

• The tarp was pulled off the field by the grounds crew around 7:28 p.m.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 29 June 2021
• The tent was dark and loud with the hard rain pelting the tarp.
  — Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Dec. 2022
• When shopping, bring a tarp for the back seat of the car.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Apr. 2021
• The grounds crew had the rare chance to roll out the tarp and cover the infield.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 12 Oct. 2022
• Set the bow in a shady spot under a tarp or in a garage.
  — Keith McCafferty, Field & Stream, 29 June 2023
• The tarp is still spread out with the back fully anchored to the ground.
  — Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 26 Dec. 2022
• The tent may be attached to the car and there could be a blue tarp along.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 10 July 2022
• As the rain started to fall, the tarp went back over the infield.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Dec. 2021
• 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
• The team’s home court was covered in a large blue tarp.
  — Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Mar. 2022
• The lieutenant said the body was wrapped in what appeared to be a tarp.
  — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2022
• 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 rain lifts, the tarp is rolled up and the national anthem echoes.
  — Debbi Snook, cleveland, 3 Feb. 2023
• Soon the body was removed and a tarp placed over the landing spot.
  — Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Oct. 2021
• The trailer contained a gray and red tent and a blue tarp.
  — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Dec. 2020
• The grounds crew had a discussion with the umpires and was told to place the tarp on the field.
  — Mike Haim, Star Tribune, 15 Aug. 2020
• Just lie on the ground with the tarp, in water streaming by.
  — John McPhee, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2022
• Next to her lay a blue tarp to catch falling piñon nuts.
  — Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 21 Sep. 2024
• Haynes pointed through the trees to a small brown tarp structure, round and low to the ground.
  — Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 19 July 2022
• Reese McGuire crossed the plate as the ball ricocheted off the tarp near the stands and Kwan gave chase.
  — Joe Noga, cleveland, 20 Apr. 2022
• The pit is covered with a tarp, and dirt gets shoveled on top to trap the heat.
  — Manola Secaira, NPR, 9 Sep. 2024
• With the tarp on the field, the Reds haven't been able to take batting practice or warm up.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 24 Apr. 2021
• The umps called for the tarp, and after 1 hour 25 minutes, called the contest.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2021
• The team found the man under a camouflage tarp, the post said.
  — Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 20 July 2022
• More than 3,000 homes to this day have only a blue tarp as a roof.
  — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2022
• 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
• The umpires then summoned the tarp, and the teams retreated for the night.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2021
• After Sanchez was tagged out, the plate umpire called for the tarp.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 25 July 2022
• Per the footage, the man is seen in the grabbing one end of the tarp sheet that had been put down before the snow fell.
  — Latoya Gayle, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025
• On a cold, gloomy night Matthew finds a little boy named Seaver hidden under a tarp outside a closed business.
  — Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2025