plaster over
phrasal verb
plastered over; plastering over; plasters over
: to cover (something) with plaster
We plastered over the holes and cracks in the wall.
Examples of plaster over in a Sentence
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Yellow strokes of plaster over a wall, speckled green vines, a sun splitting into pieces between twenty feet of waving bamboo.
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Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
Ruby is sure that seeing Conrad in person will jog her memory, in a way that having his face plastered over every sign and screen apparently doesn’t.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 24 May 2025
Even in its haphazard state—with new walls plastered over some of the 1830s brickwork and half-finished hardwood flooring—the Diller Scofidio + Renfro alum could see the potential.
—Jennifer Fernandez, Architectural Digest, 22 May 2025
So did the fresco: It was plastered over in 1566, when the entire room was whitewashed, perhaps because that style of painting was no longer appreciated, Popple said.
—Clara Vannucci, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
The group are also finding their image plastered over posts about Diddy’s charges and their name popping up in articles related to the scandal.
—Leena Tailor, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Jan. 2025
However, these flaws end up being plastered over by how meaningfully the two leading women end up impacting each other’s lives from afar.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
In August 2021, a post was made on Reddit with the same caption, plastered over a photo of Drake looking carefree and elated.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Related article Secret tomb found under ‘Indiana Jones’ filming location in Petra
The new scans revealed the cartonnage’s underside for the first time, showing that the box was essentially laced shut at the back before being plastered over to create a seamless aesthetic, Brown said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 9 Nov. 2024
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Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
Ruby is sure that seeing Conrad in person will jog her memory, in a way that having his face plastered over every sign and screen apparently doesn’t.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 24 May 2025
Even in its haphazard state—with new walls plastered over some of the 1830s brickwork and half-finished hardwood flooring—the Diller Scofidio + Renfro alum could see the potential.
—Jennifer Fernandez, Architectural Digest, 22 May 2025
So did the fresco: It was plastered over in 1566, when the entire room was whitewashed, perhaps because that style of painting was no longer appreciated, Popple said.
—Clara Vannucci, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
The group are also finding their image plastered over posts about Diddy’s charges and their name popping up in articles related to the scandal.
—Leena Tailor, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Jan. 2025
However, these flaws end up being plastered over by how meaningfully the two leading women end up impacting each other’s lives from afar.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
In August 2021, a post was made on Reddit with the same caption, plastered over a photo of Drake looking carefree and elated.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Related article Secret tomb found under ‘Indiana Jones’ filming location in Petra
The new scans revealed the cartonnage’s underside for the first time, showing that the box was essentially laced shut at the back before being plastered over to create a seamless aesthetic, Brown said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 9 Nov. 2024
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“Plaster over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plaster%20over. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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