plural tarps
: a piece of material (such as durable plastic or waterproofed canvas) used especially for protecting exposed objects or areas : tarpaulin
The crewmen competed for a place to stand beneath the small tarp that covered part of the narrow deck.—
Matt Potts
Matt PottsThis house, half of it's all burned up. They live there, the burned part's covered with a tarp, with their dogs, and they must have at least ten.—Katya Reno
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Marcelo Mayer made an outstanding catch that sent him sliding into the tarp in foul territory.
—Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Use a vacuum to clean up any dust or debris that managed to get through the gaps or cracks between the tarp and the plastic sheeting.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Apr. 2026
Experts then came up with a sophisticated plan to use air cushions to lift the animal onto a tarp, which would have been secured to two pontoons and attached to a tugboat.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
Members of the Youth Violence Strike Force located a person matching that description and saw a blue tarp covering a black moped in that area, BPD said.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
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Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Use a vacuum to clean up any dust or debris that managed to get through the gaps or cracks between the tarp and the plastic sheeting.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Apr. 2026
Experts then came up with a sophisticated plan to use air cushions to lift the animal onto a tarp, which would have been secured to two pontoons and attached to a tugboat.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
Members of the Youth Violence Strike Force located a person matching that description and saw a blue tarp covering a black moped in that area, BPD said.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for tarp
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“Tarp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tarp. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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