How to Use gas mask in a Sentence
gas mask
noun-
Three dark cavities amid the folds of fabric make hollows in the lining that evoke a gas mask.
— Annie Ernaux, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024 -
Syrian rebels have already been seen carrying gas masks.
— Sohail H. Hashmi, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2013 -
Minutes later, Dempsey also hit another officer with a metal crutch, making the officer fall back in a daze and with his gas mask face shield crushed.
— Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024 -
His collection includes cigarette packs, gas masks, a period fireplace, and even a 1940s bathtub.
— The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 8 Aug. 2024 -
The teen also had a gas mask with him, the source said.
— Brynn Gingras and Anna Sturla, CNN, 17 Apr. 2021 -
The woman in the video wears a police vest and a gas mask.
— Jeva Lange, TheWeek, 4 June 2020 -
Nobody wants to be first to take off the gas mask and find out.
— Nell Zink, Harper's magazine, 24 June 2019 -
There was also a bong with a gas mask attached in the trunk.
— John Benson, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2021 -
Both the model and the cartoon bomb had gas masks clamped around their faces.
— Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2019 -
That’s when the man — who had a piece of luggage with wheels with him — put on a gas mask, Gjeloshi said.
— Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2022 -
They have been used for years by the military to train on gas mask use.
— Janice Chambers, The Conversation, 4 June 2020 -
One youth donned a gas mask over his shoulder-length hair.
— Johnny Miller — Stephen Schwartz, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Feb. 2018 -
The image shows a reporter with a gas mask and goggles.
— Devon Link, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2021 -
In March 2020 as the pandemic was taking hold, Gaetz wore a gas mask on the House floor.
— Alan Fram, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Apr. 2021 -
Gaetz made light of the virus earlier this month by wearing a gas mask on the House floor.
— Erin Corbett, refinery29.com, 6 Apr. 2020 -
Dial was clad in a helmet, gas mask and body armor at the time.
— oregonlive, 12 Sep. 2019 -
Then his friend, Jack Heincien, 16, offered him the gas mask.
— Washington Post, 2 June 2020 -
He was also equipped with a gas mask and smoke grenades, police said.
— Emily Bohatch, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2018 -
Chesky, wearing a gas mask with a visor, told his crew.
— NBC News, 30 May 2020 -
Black face masks and gas masks have come to represent the protests themselves.
— Fortune, 4 Oct. 2019 -
In the absence of gas masks, use cotton-gauze bandages.
— Michael Lee, Fox News, 12 Mar. 2023 -
Before the attack, the suspect put on a gas mask, say police.
— Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, 12 Apr. 2022 -
The smog in Beijing on the eve of the Games was godawful, and wearing a thin piece of cloth—or maybe a gas mask—seemed like a smart idea.
— Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 26 July 2024 -
Before long, folks in the greater Atlanta area were sporting hats and shirts with the GasHouse gas mask logo.
— A.j. Herrington, Forbes, 23 June 2021 -
Keep in mind that some of these items were used against protesters armed with mere placards and gas masks.
— Terrell Jermaine Starr, The Root, 19 Sep. 2017 -
Gallego had been on the House floor that day, had stood on a chair and helped his fellow members put on their gas masks.
— Ben Terris, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2023 -
In another video from the same ride, Danielson sat next to Gibson, a gas mask atop his head.
— oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2020 -
The world beyond the Beltway first noticed him on CNN, donning a gas mask on air during the 1991 gulf war.
— Ian Black, New York Times, 7 May 2018 -
The video footage showed Robertson in a gas mask, wielding a long stick that his lawyers argued was just a walking stick.
— Peter Weber, The Week, 11 Apr. 2022 -
One opened a backpack and furtively pulled out several pairs of gloves and some gas masks.
— Jiayang Fan, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2019
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