How to Use mast in a Sentence

mast

noun
  • This is your boat’s mast (the part that holds the sail).
    Ben Finio, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2018
  • So the mast, the boom, the whole structure that holds up the sails could be knocked down.
    Paul Duggan, Washington Post, 24 July 2023
  • The crow’s nest at the foot of the mast offers more vistas still.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The boat’s mast was sheared away, its yellow sails sunk deep in the sea.
    Longreads, 5 Oct. 2022
  • But once the cold limits the food supply, birds turn to soft and hard mast.
    Gerry Bethge, Outdoor Life, 24 Nov. 2020
  • Once parked, an adjustable mast that can reach up to 36 feet is raised.
    The Indianapolis Star, 4 Aug. 2022
  • One hull was made of wood, flattened scrap metal and a tree branch for a mast.
    Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2023
  • The mast design has also been tweaked to create more of a sporty feel.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Aristide crouches down next to the mast and picks up a weathered rope.
    Matt Rivers, ABC News, 31 July 2023
  • The lions were carved from all-clear white pine, taken from an old mast.
    Genevieve Redsten, Journal Sentinel, 9 June 2023
  • On all the ships, travelers are allowed (and encouraged) to climb the mast to the crow’s nest.
    Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2022
  • Its mast stretched across the steel framework of the project, almost reaching the back of the adjacent home.
    John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Mar. 2023
  • The mast itself, which had to support a 15-ton pull, had not yet been obtained.
    David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Jan. 2022
  • On the following day, the iconic building will have a spinning crown on the mast with the lights changed to white and red.
    Rayna Reid, Essence, 18 May 2022
  • And the mast, which is more fragile, has completely collapsed on the deck.
    Marisa Sloan, Discover Magazine, 4 Feb. 2022
  • At the same time, the vessel may have had a single mast with a square sail, similar to a Viking ship.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Throughout the ordeal, Ryan said, an American flag waved stiffly in the 25-knot wind from the sub’s mast.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2022
  • In them the boat has no mast, meaning its sailing rig had been toppled.
    Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2022
  • My instinct was to avoid the program, the way Odysseus steered from the island of the Sirens by making his sailors stuff their ears with wax and tie him to the mast.
    Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2021
  • The motor is mounted on a mast below the water and has fins attached to its sides.
    Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 25 Feb. 2024
  • In the end, the bridge was not taken apart, and the yacht was towed to a different location to have its masts attached.
    Kevin Koenig, New York Times, 19 May 2023
  • Four large skylights fill the area with natural light and are large enough to view the entire 180-foot mast from the comfort of the sofas.
    Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Sailors later watched as the forward mast, where the American flag flies while the ship is at sea, collapsed.
    Megan Rose, ProPublica, 23 Sep. 2022
  • On Monday a mobile phone mast had been set up in the square, and many people stood around trying to get a signal.
    Tim Judah, The New York Review of Books, 19 Nov. 2022
  • Also, the mast antenna is replaced by an in-glass unit.
    Car and Driver, 28 June 2023
  • Eventually, the mast snapped and the two were stuck in the open water until a ferry spotted them and picked them up.
    Eric Andersson, PEOPLE.com, 28 July 2022
  • Once the sample is collected, the team will use the rover's cameras located on its mast to look inside the tube and then take a pause.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 27 Aug. 2021
  • The main mast descends through the center of the boat in a show of force, but the real design feature is the cantilevered skylight in the main salon and dining area.
    Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 26 May 2023
  • The mast nut had separated and was located in the debris field.
    CBS News, 5 Feb. 2024
  • First, the telescopic mast rises from its base, reaching up to 17 meters high.
    IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023

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