How to Use chain mail in a Sentence

chain mail

noun
  • He's got black leather and chain mail.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • It can be made of satin or chain mail and worn layered or sheer.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 1 Aug. 2022
  • If that doesn’t do the trick, reach for the chain mail scrubber.
    — Samantha Rees, Vogue, 8 May 2021
  • Sean had been pulling images and there was one with this chain mail dress.
    — Anna Tingley, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Come with dice rather than weapons, and chain mail is optional.
    — Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2022
  • The walls are lined with a bronzed mesh that could be mistaken for chain mail.
    — Curbed, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Strangely, the sequins were a bit like mini bits of chain mail!
    — Clarissa Cruz, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2022
  • Just make sure to only wash the mask lining and wipe down the outer chain mail.
    — Elizabeth Wallace, CNN Underscored, 5 Nov. 2020
  • The letter made its way around the internet for years and is still around as chain mail.
    — Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 27 Jan. 2017
  • Crackpot ideas spread through chain mail and weird newsletters.
    — New York Times, 13 Oct. 2017
  • That was certainly true of the chain mail links analyzed for the current study.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 5 May 2020
  • For his tour, Sivan wore a metallic chain mail jumpsuit and a matching bandanna around his neck.
    — Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Jones is clearly capitalizing on this vogue for swords, pirates and chain mail.
    — Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021
  • If something is a bit tough to get off the pan, Wing may switch from a sponge to either a plastic or chain mail scrubber.
    — Jessica Cherner, House Beautiful, 11 May 2023
  • And if that isn’t surreal enough for you, Bad Bunny did it all while wearing chain mail.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2021
  • Underwood says that many of the pieces are embellished with metal, chain mail and other hardware.
    — Brittany Talarico, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2023
  • In the end, my chaotic neutral Elf with the incomplete chain mail armor lost, badly.
    — Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 8 Dec. 2018
  • And although the variants have opened up gaps in that chain mail, the pliancy built into our bodies can at least buy time to repair them.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2021
  • But a new form of chain mail has arrived — an impersonal form, shared to a broad audience on social media.
    — Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
  • For Holiday this was recent history, to us as distant as chain mail and apothecaries.
    — Elizabeth Barber, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
  • There was also a delightful pair of short boots on which the heel was covered with free-hanging chain mail that appeared to shimmy and dance with each step.
    — Adam Tschorn, latimes.com, 2 Mar. 2018
  • Nothing short of chain mail seems to stop the barbs, but wrapping heavy metal around your feet would drastically increase the risk of drowning.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2024
  • To prevent unnecessary scratches, don't use steel wool, wire brushes, or chain mail scrubbers on your stainless steel.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 22 May 2026
  • Surely, Poison Ruin knows that our soggy, pop-cultured brains are tired of sweaty beardos in chain mail.
    — Chris Richards, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
  • In slinky chain mail, pouf-sleeves, and cascading trains, these were Quinn women reimagined for a walk down the aisle totally on their own terms.
    — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2019
  • In addition to cast-iron cookware, this chain mail scrubber can also take on crusty pizza stones, sheet pans, woks, and Pyrex dishes.
    — Christina Chaey, Bon Appétit, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Grogu chose the chain mail and arrived on Tatooine mid-battle, leaping delightedly into his buddy's arms with a squeak.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2023
  • The shiny chain mail material and bright apple green shade give the whole look a decidedly 2000s vibe.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2026
  • As those gusts of cold air pierced the metal mesh of Patel’s chain mail in a way no sword could, did Armani know that his rider was more neophyte than knight?
    — New York Times, 29 July 2021
  • The Best New Artist winner paired her first Grammy award with silver hair to match her chain mail dress and bright blue eye liner.
    — Jillian Ruffo, Peoplemag, 18 Dec. 2022

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