How to Use face shield in a Sentence

face shield

noun
  • This low-cost face shield uses transparency sheets as the barrier and two adjustable straps to achieve the right fit for the head.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 24 June 2020
  • Nurses wearing gloves, masks and face shields deliver meals and take her temperature.
    — ABC News, 16 June 2026
  • Since then, searchers in masks, face shields and other protective equipment have scoured nearby fields and woods for the missing primates.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Since then, searchers in masks, face shields and other protective equipment have scoured nearby fields and woods for the missing primates.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Health workers are confronting severe shortages of basic supplies, like medicine, masks, gloves, face shields, medicine, testing kits, body bags, running water and soap.
    — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • Turning the crown on the left activates a face shield—in green, blue, or purple to match the three iterations—that partially covers the visible features.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 12 June 2026
  • That’s why Megna, who hadn’t played in a month, returned for Game 7 two or three weeks before he was projected to, a full face shield attached to his helmet.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 11 June 2026
  • ShieldofHope The ShieldofHope face shield uses transparency sheets as the barrier and two adjustable straps to achieve the right fit for the head.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 24 June 2020
  • The face, eerily reminiscent of Egyptian death masks or the metal face shields used in WWI, serves as both a personal relic and a universal symbol of mourning.
    — Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Students who successfully demonstrate these skills receive a participation certificate and CPR face shield.
    — Cyril A. Reinicke, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Given its high transmissibility, infectious disease experts recommend that healthcare workers dealing with Ebola patients wear head coverings, as well as goggles, masks or face shields, gloves, gowns and even rubber boots.
    — Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 17 May 2026
  • Because it can be transmitted through scratches, bites, and saliva, Strickland was required to wear long sleeves, a head covering, a surgical mask, a face shield, steel-toed boots, and two pairs of gloves—and to sedate her charges for even the most straightforward procedures.
    — Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
  • But Graf made the trip and was spotted out on the ice with a full protective face shield on his helmet Tuesday morning, according to Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now.
    — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
  • This playful fourish, although useless in terms of timekeeping, requires 200 of the 646 components in the watch and two engineers had to work simultaneously to ensure the face shield and the movement operated in harmony.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 12 June 2026
  • The second rider for Nashville, Austin Richardson, appeared to get knocked out aboard Hold on Loosely when the bull bucked violently coming out of the chute and Richardson’s upper body flung forward, causing his face shield to smash against the bull’s head.
    — Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
  • That day Orellana drove his Ford F-150 pickup truck loaded with bottled water, snacks and cardboard boxes containing Uvex brand face shields — clear plastic masks designed to protect industrial workers from flying debris and chemical splashes — to the protest.
    — A.c. Thompson, ProPublica, 14 Apr. 2026
  • In one particularly troubling instance, the assistant director of nursing was unable to identify the contents of a spray bottle that was being used to disinfect face shields of staffers who were caring for COVID-19 patients, according to official reports.
    — Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Every motorcycle and all-terrain vehicle rider in Arizona is required to wear protective eyewear, such as glasses, goggles or a transparent face shield, unless the motorcycle or ATV is equipped with a windshield, according to ARS 28-964.
    — Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Every motorcycle and all-terrain vehicle rider in Arizona is required to wear protective eyewear, such as glasses, goggles or a transparent face shield, unless the motorcycle or ATV is equipped with a windshield, according to ARS 28-964.
    — Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 19 Aug. 2025

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