Examples of tar paper in a Sentence
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Store smelly wood such as cedar or pine and petroleum products, including tar paper, paint, turpentine, kerosene, rubber and charcoal fluid.
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Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
8 May 2026
The towers are sandwiched between office complexes and a deteriorating downtown dotted with tar paper roofs sprawls outside its back windows.
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Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
An old chicken coop occupied one corner of the yard, a sturdy wooden shack wrapped in tar paper, paying tribute to her rustic ancestry.
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Jim Meddleton,
The Christian Science Monitor,
1 May 2024
From then on, the jewels would be locked in a black leather case measuring 39 by 31 by 20 centimeters, then covered with tar paper and sealed with 11 seals.
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Elisabetta Caprotti,
Vogue,
21 Feb. 2024
Apply tar paper as a waterproof base over the plywood roof, then use roofing nails to secure the shingles to the plywood.
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Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Aug. 2023
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Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
8 May 2026
The towers are sandwiched between office complexes and a deteriorating downtown dotted with tar paper roofs sprawls outside its back windows.
—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
An old chicken coop occupied one corner of the yard, a sturdy wooden shack wrapped in tar paper, paying tribute to her rustic ancestry.
—
Jim Meddleton,
The Christian Science Monitor,
1 May 2024
From then on, the jewels would be locked in a black leather case measuring 39 by 31 by 20 centimeters, then covered with tar paper and sealed with 11 seals.
—
Elisabetta Caprotti,
Vogue,
21 Feb. 2024
Apply tar paper as a waterproof base over the plywood roof, then use roofing nails to secure the shingles to the plywood.
—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Aug. 2023
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“Tar paper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tar%20paper. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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