Sentence examples for needing a coat from inspiring English sources

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"The door was somewhat shabby, needing a coat of paint to cover the places where the paintwork had been scratched or chipped away.

And there are indeed a few relics of his provocative style in this "Figaro": isn't it a cliche by now to indicate the end of the idea of nobility by showing the Count's mansion needing a coat of paint or being rakishly tilted in the fourth act?

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A person needed a coat.

Yes, Ms. Jenkins said, she needed a coat.

IT was one of those uncommonly warm nights when you hardly needed a coat.

Now they need a coat of paint or three, roof repair, a new wall.

"You need a coat," Ted Weiher's grandmother had said, watching him go.

"Oh, Grandma, I won't need a coat," Weiher had said.

In reality, inside it was dingy and half-furnished and needed a coat of paint.

"She really needed a coat and something educational," said Ms. Villagran.

Need a coat hook for your Volvo C30? How about a part for that Bugaboo stroller?

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