How to Use mask in a Sentence

mask

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• Everyone wore costumes and masks to the dance.
• Doctors wear surgical masks in the operating room.
• The brush cleaned every bit of the clay mask from the bowl and beneath the rim.
  — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Aug. 2023
• Are masks still one of the best ways to go when traveling in crowds?
  — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 14 Dec. 2023
• Leave it on for a few minutes and let the mask work its magic.
  — Poppy Morgan, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2023
• Our top pick for the best light therapy mask is the Foreo UFO 2.
  — Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 10 July 2023
• The mask has deep contours in the eye areas to keep pressure off.
  — Becca Blond, Travel + Leisure, 17 Mar. 2024
• Some of the migrants hid their faces behind masks or their hands.
  — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2024
• Wearing a mask, Hove wasn’t able to speak, or at least he wasn’t supposed to.
  — Jonathan Edwards, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Aug. 2023
• This is the perfect way for the beauty lover in your life to test out this best-selling lip mask.
  — Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2023
• Njoku showed up to the stadium for that Oct. 1 game wearing a full mask over his face.
  — David K. Li, NBC News, 12 Oct. 2023
• The brand calls this 2023 Best of Beauty-winning product a leave-on mask.
  — Kara McGrath, Allure, 28 Sep. 2023
• The weight of the mask is just light enough to feel comforting rather than constricting.
  — Megan Schaltegger, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2024
• Hundreds of shoppers have rated the mask pack five stars.
  — Carly Kulzer, Peoplemag, 8 June 2023
• Wide Shut masks that, of course, left mouths and pointed, Viking-style beards (too many of these to count) well exposed.
  — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2024
• On the worst days, many are wearing masks again — but outdoors, not indoors.
  — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2023
• The price of the poolside masks ranges from $25 (eye mask) to $55 (face masks) excluding tax and can be purchased (on ice) at the white cart.
  — Debbi Kickham, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
• The execution team will place and adjust a mask on the inmate’s face.
  — Mike Cason | [e-mail], al, 28 Aug. 2023
• And all those stories about people who refused to wear masks or get their shots.
  — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 18 Sep. 2023
• Her parents donned black outfits and masks, while the then-9-month-old wore a black skeleton onesie.
  — Jacqueline Weiss, Peoplemag, 21 Dec. 2023
• Travelers should be advised to bring a sleeping mask — at the height of summer, the sun stays up until the middle of the night.
  — Kaye Toal, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2023
• And the actual mask and serum itself are standouts, too.
  — Melanie Rud, Peoplemag, 21 July 2023
• When the virus struck, demand skyrocketed for N95 masks, gloves and gowns.
  — Jennifer Peltz, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2023
• But the best masks commonly available for keeping out germs are N-95s or KN-95s.
  — Ariel Hart, ajc, 17 Aug. 2023
• This eye mask is made from memory foam that moulds to your shape and has a smooth ice silk lining for a cooling feel.
  — Kat Romero, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2023
• The first of the two devices is a sort of a patch designed to be worn right under your nose, while a second device looks more like a soft mask.
  — Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science, 11 May 2023
• Plus, the silica mud masks and mineral salts are great for your skin.
  — Condé Nast Traveller, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Dec. 2023
• The musician was going to require attendees to wear masks to the shows.
  — Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 15 Sep. 2023
• The video shows a man dressed in a black hoodie and mask approaching the driver's side of the SUV with what appears to be a machine gun, and pointing the weapon at the driver with a green Acura sedan closely behind.
  — Pilar Arias, Fox News, 14 Apr. 2024
• Energetic and curious, black-footed ferrets are a nocturnal type of weasel with dark eye markings resembling a robber's mask.
  — TIME, 18 Apr. 2024

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mask

2 of 2 verb

• The house was masked by trees.
• She tried using perfume to mask the bad odor.
• They tried to mask their real purpose.
• Then, apply the peel or mask to each foot and add a sock over the sheets to secure them in place.
  — Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024
• Some dogs are attracted to stink as a way to mask their own scent.
  — Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 20 Oct. 2023
• Use masking or washi tape to bind the cords together at the 24-inch mark.
  — Sandra Gutierrez G., Popular Science, 20 Sep. 2023
• And the pastries passed out at the start of meetings are masking…something.
  — Callum Borchers, WSJ, 7 Dec. 2023
• Since 2022, masking mandates have phased out of the United States.
  — Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 29 Aug. 2023
• Advertisement Two people — masked and dressed in all black — flung open the doors of the van and jumped out.
  — Emily Davies, Washington Post, 6 June 2023
• It’s often used to mask scars, tattoos, and veins on your neck, chest, arms, and legs — any area that is exposed.
  — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2023
• There’s no masking what the junior setter has meant to his team’s turnaround this spring.
  — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2023
• With cask ales, the flavors aren’t masked by gassy carbon dioxide, and can more easily shine through in the glass.
  — Jay R. Brooks, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
• Will other providers in San Diego County follow Scripps lead on the masking front?
  — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2024
• There were five men in the vehicle, all masked, Nawaja recalled.
  — Louisa Loveluck, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
• His elite athleticism and knack for finding the barrel, the Red Sox hope, can mask some of his chase tendencies.
  — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Aug. 2023
• These transactions worked to mask the origin of the funds and the identity of the final buyer, or Arnault.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2023
• Step 3: Peel off the Masking Product Use a utility knife to score the liquid masking product around the edges.
  — Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
• Such workers should mask up and wash their clothes when they are done working, experts advise.
  — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 8 June 2023
• Ben is an awkward man who can’t help but be the center of attention, unable to mask any of his emotions.
  — Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2024
• The sleepy dining room of this Sri Lankan restaurant, in a nondescript shopping plaza in Bulls Head, masks the pleasures that await.
  — Nikita Richardson, New York Times, 13 June 2023
• The review found The Oregonian masked the destruction of Albina with the shiny gloss of progress.
  — Beth Nakamura, The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, 30 May 2023
• The pushback to the open floor plan, which was popular during that era, was happening long before the time of masking.
  — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2023
• Courtiers instead washed with alcohol rubs and used scents to mask bodily odors.
  — Thomas Adamson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2023
• Hyaluronic acid, fruit oils, and butters go a long way with these formulas to mask and reduce redness.
  — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 21 Jan. 2024
• While the drug can cut PSA levels in half, research suggests this reduction may mask prostate cancer.
  — Matthew Schmitz, Verywell Health, 11 May 2023
• The burden of a doctor’s note for masking Requiring a doctor’s note is also a burden in terms of time and money.
  — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 19 July 2023
• Opponents say the warm-fuzzy image of a mama bear is a way to mask a cruel, extreme agenda that hurts children.
  — Sara Burnett, Anchorage Daily News, 24 July 2023
• In other words, Democrats are using fear and division to mask what has been a terrible four years under Biden.
  — Fox News, 15 Mar. 2024
• The show's wholesome veneer masked a damaging culture of control, the couple said.
  — Claire Pedersen, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2023
• Funds belonging to many parties are pooled, jumbled up, and spat out into brand-new wallets, masking the origin of the coins held in each.
  — Joel Khalili, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024