How to Use face mask in a Sentence

face mask

noun
  • Black clothes, black face mask.
    — CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The helmet and face mask will now be white.
    — Zach Powell, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • All guests were required to wear face masks.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
  • What are the rules around wearing face masks?
    — Paul Taylor, New York Times, 6 May 2026
  • Plus, shop overnight lip and face masks for your beauty sleep.
    — Claire Peltier, ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • It can be worn as a face mask, headband, neck gaiter, and more.
    — Editors Of Men's Health, Men's Health, 18 Apr. 2022
  • Gein also made suits and face masks with human skin.
    — Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The men wore full face masks with eye openings and carried guns.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 May 2026
  • Please wear your face mask and remain in your car during pick up.
    — courant.com, 12 Mar. 2021
  • People should also wear a hat, face mask and gloves.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Many in the press asked questions while wearing face masks.
    — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Those who didn’t provide proof were required to wear a face mask.
    — Anne Nickoloff, cleveland, 30 Aug. 2021
  • In them, an armed man in a face mask can be seen wearing a backpack.
    — Emma Banks, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Think of it as more room for your overflowing hoard of face masks and serums.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 18 June 2026
  • Entries a year ago had to be short enough to fit on the inside of a face mask.
    — John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2021
  • In San Clemente, crowds gathered to burn face masks.
    — Clare Malone, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • One of the robbers was seen wearing a face mask, a gray hoody, and black pants.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Then there’s a face mask and a hood that’s like a fabric helmet goes over that.
    — Ronald D. White, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Screaming in pain, with her face mask on fire, the little girl fell to the ground.
    — New York Times, 16 Oct. 2021
  • Their hand creams are darling, and come in fun flavors, and so are their face masks.
    — Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Minnie takes a breather, mouse mask dangling from neck, face mask over nose and mouth.
    — Mónica De La Torre, The New York Review of Books, 3 Aug. 2022
  • The person in the images wore black clothing and a face mask.
    — Stephen Smith, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Mistor said the flight attendants then all put on face masks.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
  • Roberts wrote alongside a photo of herself in a face mask.
    — Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Nearby, a prop guy in a face mask bobbed, holding a Bic lighter.
    — Sheila Marikar, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2021
  • Albrecht wore a face mask much of that season to cope with the searing smoke.
    — Madeline Ostrander, The Atlantic, 23 July 2022
  • His helmet’s gold face mask gleamed in the afternoon sun.
    — Les Carpenter, Washington Post, 8 May 2026
  • Always wear protective gear like gloves and a face mask.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The man was wearing a black hoodie, black jogging pants, and a face mask.
    — cleveland, 11 Dec. 2022
  • From bath bombs to face masks to her favorite body scrubs and lotions, give her the gift of a breather.
    — Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 12 May 2024

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