How to Use glass in a Sentence

glass

1 of 2 noun
  • She drank two glasses of water.
  • The waiter filled our glasses with water.
  • She was wearing dark glasses with thick black frames.
  • Things don't melt out of glass.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
  • There are no smudges on the glass.
    — Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
  • If all else fails, break the glass.
    — Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Have a glass of wine now and then.
    — Nick Lunemann, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
  • And this farmer brought her a glass of milk.
    — Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Derek leaned against the back bar and dried a glass.
    — Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
  • So Sheen asked for a glass of ice.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
  • That’s Austin in a glass, right there.
    — Claudia Alarcón, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • One was struck with a glass bottle.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
  • Pour yourself a glass of white wine.
    — Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Wine is often topped up mid-glass.
    — Justin Kissinger, Fortune, 2 May 2026
  • This can leave wet ink behind on the glass.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Broad glass openings keep the sea in touch.
    — Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
  • Is the glass half-full or half-empty?
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Those in glass houses should not throw stones.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
  • One was hit in the head with a glass bottle.
    — ABC News, 13 June 2026
  • My old self lived on the other side of the glass.
    — Nami Mun, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
  • But that starts off as, why is there a girl trapped in a glass box?
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Eight-foot glass doors slide open to the coastline.
    — Angela Tafoya, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Is there even any car window glass left around here?
    — Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
  • For a spritz, top the glass with sparkling water.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
  • Wash the glass tray in the sink with warm, soapy water.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 May 2026
  • Google’s smart glasses haven’t launched yet.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Pair wood with chrome, wool with lucite, stone with glass.
    — Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
  • And then the gloves, or rather, the dark glasses came off.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2025
  • This short set pairs ivory glass with dainty gold chrome tips.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The belt pushed glass beads against a wall, forming a pile.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2025

glass

2 of 2 verb
  • There is a safe zone room that’s glassed off.
    — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
  • His eyes were glassed over and his tongue was swollen.
    — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
  • Peach & Lily Your roadmap to glass skin begins (and ends) here.
    — Talia Abbas, Glamour, 27 Aug. 2021
  • The patio is shaded and glassed in, but with open panels above to allow for airflow.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
  • During a midday scouting session, hike up the nearest hill and glass those spots.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Fill Collins glasses with ice cubes and divide cocktail among glasses.
    — Bon Appetit, 19 June 2017
  • All of the homes on the tour have a great room with an island to gather around and glass doors that slide away to an outdoor oasis.
    — oregonlive, 4 Aug. 2021
  • Colglazier was glassing when dawn broke on the Kansas rifle season.
    — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 7 Jan. 2020
  • The restaurant is in the center of the massive building, on the first floor below a glassed projection.
    — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2018
  • Lierz stayed at the truck and glassed the pronghorn while Zutterman stalked slowly and quietly to the animal.
    — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 2 Oct. 2025
  • It can be made in a variety of materials, from masonry and plastic to glass ad metal.
    — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Sep. 2021
  • Steps away, in a separate room with a door, the toilet and glassed-in shower got illumination from a skylight.
    — Sara Lieberman, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2018
  • The northern Italian city of Venice is a world leader in artisan crafts, from mask making to glass blowing.
    — Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2021
  • Every angle has to be thought through, every plate and piece of art and glassed-in shower becomes a statement, and the empty spaces speak as loudly as the decor.
    — Louise Hart, GQ, 6 July 2017
  • The stunning bathrooms combine tumbled marble, travertine, and glassed-in showers with multiple body sprays.
    — Joan Walden, courant.com, 20 Oct. 2017
  • Adler, of Long Beach, collapsed on the floor a few days later while at his surfboard glassing business in Westminster.
    — Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2017
  • The interior is equally sleek and minimalist, allowing details like the decorative black and white floor tiles on the front glassed in dining space to shine.
    — Lindsey McClave, The Courier-Journal, 20 June 2018
  • Among the ample communal spaces, the Conservatory stands out, created by glassing over what was an open courtyard on the lower floor of the building.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • One of his first acts as Colorado athletic director in 2005 was to change the large wooden doors of his office to glass to encourage visitors.
    — Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2021
  • That’s a common enough sacrifice on glassed-in upper floors, but surely there was a more elegant solution for the podium levels than placing a thick pillar squarely in the middle of a window.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Years ago, the industry switched from metal backs to glass in order to facilitate wireless charging, since the RF signals couldn't penetrate metal.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 2 Nov. 2020
  • Low-bulk design is one of the key elements that helped make the Ray-Ban Meta Wayfarer glasses such a success, that they can be worn as normal sunglasses without looking out of place.
    — Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Featuring a slide, oversized graphics and places for the coat and shoes of youngsters, the glassed-in two-level play space at Brown’s restaurant will be among the largest of Chick-fil-A restaurants in the Indianapolis area.
    — Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 19 Feb. 2026
  • During his first December court appearance, Reiner wore a blue suicide prevention vest in the Los Angeles Superior Court glassed secure holding area.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026
  • David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Oakley Meta Vanguard smart glasses have a sportier look than the Oakley Meta HSTN glasses thanks to a wraparound design that extends its colorful lenses around a person's temples.
    — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025

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