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 | [email protected], 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

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