[ US /ˈkəvɝˌəp/ ]
NOUN
  1. concealment that attempts to prevent something scandalous from becoming public
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How To Use cover-up In A Sentence

  • The micro-mini white cover-up she had donned over her bathing suit was removed without circumstance, revealing a shimmering gold maillot that dipped very low in back and was accented by sheer finely-woven gold mesh across the waistline in front. Who Said It Would Be Easy
  • The discovery that the government was aware of the cover-up has really added fuel to the fire.
  • Stunned at this cover-up, I was rooted to the spot.
  • Their methods of cover-up and provocation indicate a consciousness of guilt and a fear of exposure.
  • Officers are also said to have colluded in a cover-up. The Sun
  • If we're lucky, we may have someone in the family who makes the perfect cover-ups for the test of us: the wedding quilt for the newlyweds, the blanket for the new baby's layette.
  • It was an appalling catalogue of incompetence, lies and cover-ups. The Sun
  • The goons, the oilmen, the shakedown and the cover-up.
  • If there was a cover-up, it involved people at the very highest levels of government.
  • Through suppression of information, cover-ups, lies and outright gangsterism, these industry heads sought to continue their conspiracy against the public.
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