How to Use glove in a Sentence

glove

1 of 2 noun
  • The glove was for the wrong hand.
    — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
  • Many wore gloves and long-sleeve shirts.
    — Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • These now fit my foot like a glove.
    — Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Masako wore white opera gloves and atiara.
    — Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Lesnar, in tears, left his gloves and boots in the ring.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Levitt wore a brown suède coat and gloves; her cheeks were pink.
    — Jane Bua, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Mary Jane glove flats will do just the trick.
    — India Roby, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2026
  • An iron fist in a velvet glove.
    — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Use a mask and gloves if desired.
    — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 8 June 2026
  • Maybe he’s not taken the gloves off yet.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2026
  • And the gloves are already off.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
  • All were in black with masks and blue latex gloves.
    — Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Báez does have a much better glove, at least.
    — Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The gloves are warm but not overly thick or bulky.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
  • His glove, though, came up empty.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
  • Wear gloves when moving rocks or brush with your hands.
    — Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Either way, be sure to wear a good pair of work gloves.
    — Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Jan. 2026
  • If not, be sure to wear gloves and wash your hands after.
    — Dr. Megan Yanny, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
  • The singer also added black tights and black leather gloves.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
  • Pluck the beetles by hand (wear gloves) and drop them in.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026
  • And then the gloves, or rather, the dark glasses came off.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Pages reached up and got his glove on it near the wall but couldn’t make the catch.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 7 June 2026
  • But Alisson got both gloves on.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 June 2026
  • Make sure to wear leather gloves to protect your hands from rose thorns.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 10 Jan. 2026
  • The service White glove through and through.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The ball careened off Benge’s glove and to his right.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
  • Wear gloves when pulling the plants, and if the plants are taller, wear long sleeves as well.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Aug. 2025
  • His glove was a bit crumpled as the ball landed in it.
    — ABC News, 20 June 2026
  • Palacio threw his glove in the air and fell to his knees in front of the mound.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Don a dust mask and gloves before you get started.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025

glove

2 of 2 verb
  • Pasquantino gloved the ball and threw it home.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026
  • Belt ranged well off the first-base bag to glove it, then spun and looked to first – and saw no one.
    — azcentral, 19 Apr. 2018
  • Banfield did glove the second one.
    — C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Gimenez, ranging over from second base, glove it and tried to make a jump throw to first.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 19 June 2022
  • The Tigers' Nick Goodrum tried to glove it but smacked it to the ground.
    — Maria Torres, kansascity, 20 Apr. 2018
  • Use your hands—gloved is best—to combine the long pasta with the sauce, ham, and mushrooms.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Luukkonen came out of his crease in an attempt to glove it, only to have the puck bounce past him.
    — ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Wash gloved hands with soap and water, remove the gloves, and then wash hands again with soap and water.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 17 May 2026
  • Peraza came in a few steps on the ball, then had to jump up and make a stabbing overhead grab to glove it.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2022
  • Ville Husso made 18 saves and gloved Frank's shootout try to end it.
    — CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Over 5,500 golfers gave this pair of rain gloves five-stars over on Amazon.
    — John Thompson, menshealth.com, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Set gloves out to air dry or place in the dryer on the lowest temperature.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 June 2026
  • Pairing opera gloves with a dress is an old Hollywood staple.
    — Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 28 Mar. 2023
  • On the night, the mogul paired black opera gloves with the pink gown at the event and accessorized her look with a silver necklace.
    — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 11 Nov. 2023
  • Instead, Altuve short-hopped his throw to Gurriel, who couldn’t glove it.
    — Matt Young, Houston Chronicle, 12 Oct. 2020
  • Jiménez went back to the left-field wall, jumped and reached his arm and glove over the fence, rupturing his left pectoral tendon.
    — Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 23 Dec. 2021
  • Use tweezers or gloved hands to carefully remove any tentacles still on your skin.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026
  • Instead of getting square and putting his body behind the bouncing puck, Luukkonen tried to glove it.
    — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Catcher Kurt Suzuki could not glove an inside pitch that advanced the runners.
    — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Sep. 2021
  • Bruce Maxwell paused off second base to see if Carlos Correa would glove a hard grounder.
    — Hunter Atkins, Houston Chronicle, 9 May 2018
  • Sophomore shortstop Sebastian Murillo went to his knees to glove it.
    — Andrew Turner, latimes.com, 12 Apr. 2018
  • There was a moment in the second period when the puck was loose and the crease was crowded, but Bernier bellyflopped to glove the puck.
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2021
  • He was replaced by Tre Lance, but returned with his hand gloved after missing a series — and threw a bad end-zone pick.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Altuve missed a grounder and could not glove a relay on a potential double play ball, gifting the A’s men on first and third with one out.
    — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 July 2021
  • Filip Zadina had one of the better chances, firing a wrist shot from the left circle that Sorokin gloved.
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 4 Mar. 2023
  • Norton hustles, cleanly gloving the ball and pivoting to throw to first, while Calabrese charges down the line.
    — Men's Health, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Subban’s best stop was arguably his post-to-post glide to glove Darren Helm’s shot in the second period.
    — Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 18 Apr. 2021
  • Second baseman Brock Holt jumped to glove the ball and flipped it to first, where David Price was covering.
    — USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2017
  • Mayer also started a double play, going deep into the hole to glove the ball, then making a strong and accurate throw to second.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2021
  • Kuraly sprang from the box and went on a two-on-one break with Lindholm, who cleaned up a Kuraly shot that Hutchinson couldn’t glove.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 23 Oct. 2019

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