How to Use gauze in a Sentence

gauze

noun
  • He wrapped the wound in gauze.
  • Fog wraps the cliffs like gauze.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Some of the gauze was packed with moss, which absorbed blood.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2017
  • With a pair of bright shears, the nurse sliced away a nest of white tape and gauze.
    — Caleb Crain, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2024
  • In the test, the virus couldn't move and was locked in place on a piece of gauze.
    — Bymorgan Korn, ABC News, 26 June 2022
  • There’s a front gauze that drops down when the car is about to go anywhere.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2024
  • The air smells charred and dusty as the sun climbs behind a high gauze of smoke.
    — Doug Struck, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Aug. 2021
  • Wiping a piece of gauze over the area can remove the barb too.
    — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 6 June 2017
  • The wealth and success are like gauze around a seeping wound.
    — Vulture, 21 Oct. 2022
  • He’s been doing with a lot of gauze and duct tape this season.
    — Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com, 25 Oct. 2020
  • The top is a stretchy gauze that will fit smaller or larger busts.
    — Mia Huelsbeck, Peoplemag, 30 May 2023
  • Finish the look with black gauze and a few paper stars on the door.
    — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Drape gauze from one shoulder to the other, then down front of gown.
    — Woman's Day Staff, Woman's Day, 19 Sep. 2017
  • Lean forward during that time, and don't pack your nose with gauze.
    — Korin Miller, Health, 31 Oct. 2023
  • The middle of his chest was covered with a large, gooey piece of gauze.
    — Jeff Pearlman, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Netting or gauze dipped in red dye and draped over the lanterns gives the ghosts their floaty form.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Plus, ample bandages and gauze, of course.
    — Alexandra Pereira, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
  • There are point-of-view shots filtered through the gauze of Rachel’s veil.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 26 Mar. 2026
  • It’s stocked with bandages, burn cream, gauze, sterile gloves, and more.
    — Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2025
  • Pour it through a gauze into a glass jar to filter, then place the jar in the fridge.
    — Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 20 June 2024
  • In a kitchen full of strangers, keep the gauze, burn ointment and paramedics on standby.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2021
  • Maybe the wire wings covered in blue gauze strapped to my back could lift me into the air.
    — Literary Hub, 8 May 2026
  • It’s stocked with bandages, burn cream, gauze, sterile gloves, and more.
    — Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Hopkins cleans the wound on the man’s arm and wraps it in white gauze and a new bandage.
    — Staff Report, Cincinnati.com, 8 Sep. 2017
  • The gauze-like texture is light and airy, but still warm enough for year-round comfort.
    — Lily Gray, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Wet some cotton or gauze with the ear cleaner, and wipe dirt and grime from the ear canal.
    — Jacob Livesay, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2022
  • The front door handle is wrapped in gauze, and the mud by the sidewalk is mixed with blood.
    — Robert Allen, Detroit Free Press, 1 May 2017
  • The front door handle was wrapped in gauze, and the mud by the sidewalk was mixed with blood.
    — Robert Allen, USA TODAY, 2 May 2017
  • Back then, many masks were made of gauze and cheesecloth and held in place with elastic or tape.
    — Radhika Chalasani, ABC News, 15 June 2021
  • The gauze can be used to pack wounds and apply pressure to stop bleeding.
    — Patrick Martin, chicagotribune.com, 8 Mar. 2018

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