Sentence examples for were paste from inspiring English sources

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were paste

noun

A soft mixture, in particular:

Exact(2)

Though, of course, the diamonds were paste — it was all a joke, a pantomime sendup.

The mild-mannered spinsters became expert smugglers, regaling border guards with tales of the previous night's performance, switching labels in fur coats, and wearing real diamonds with outfits so dowdy that customs officers would presume the jewels were paste.

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Bright green leaves were pasted over her eyes.

The walls inside were pasted over with cards and banners.

The sheets were pasted together to make a long roll.

The drawings were pasted on to boards coated with special paint that sealed off acids beneath.

He remembers each slight as if it were pasted on his locker.

Perhaps the trophy – or me – were pasted in using an early version of Photoshop.

Last Friday, her personal details were pasted on the chat forum, 8chan.

A few months ago, posters bearing his photo were pasted up around the neighborhood.

Pink butterfly stickers were pasted all over light blue walls inside Katleen's* cell.

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