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He covered the baby with a blanket.

The blanket covered the baby.

Regular hexagons can cover the plane.

You can cover the plane with regular hexagons.

All the while he held his hat in his hand; and even until he had given his answer, when he covered and bade us be.

The heroic soldier covered himself with glory.

The magazine covers such diverse topics as politics, news from the world of science, and the economy.

Richard Morgan covers science for The Economist, The New York Times, Scientific American, and Wired.

We've earned enough to cover most of our costs.

I need to take off Tuesday. Can you cover for me?

Can you cover the morning shift tomorrow? I'll give you off next Monday instead.

Does my policy cover accidental loss?

Among animals in a domesticated or confined state it is easy to find evidence of homosexual attraction, due merely to the absence of the other sex. This was known to the ancients; the Egyptians regarded two male partridges as the symbol of homosexuality, and Aristotle noted that two female pigeons would cover each other if no male was at hand.

In order to checkmate a king on the side of the board, the five squares adjacent to the king must all be covered.

November 22 — Owing to bad weather all machines flew at a height of 5,000 feet and covered the 90 miles in just 90 minutes . November 23 — During fourth lap ...