How to Use headgear in a Sentence

headgear

noun
  • Her preferred form of headgear is a big, floppy hat.
  • The law requires cyclists to wear protective headgear.
  • Just how safe is that headgear?
    — Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 19 Nov. 2025
  • The boys donned headgear and faced off, one on one, with padded sticks.
    — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
  • For a brief few weeks, buck and bull are without any headgear.
    — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Cunnane didn’t mourn the sad state of his headgear, though.
    — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 16 May 2026
  • Not the guy in mascot headgear.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2026
  • Mars has long included headgear in his looks both off and on stage.
    — Mikelle Street, WWD, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Sia hides her visage with huge bows, wigs, and all manner of headgear.
    — Donna Freydkin, Allure, 26 Dec. 2017
  • Here's a look at the hippest headgear stars wore to the fashion fundraiser.
    — Carly Mallenbaum, USA TODAY, 7 May 2018
  • He was dressed in a miter, the headgear of a bishop, and a red cloak-like vestment.
    — Frances D'emilio, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Jan. 2023
  • He was dressed in a miter, the headgear of a bishop, and a red cloak-like vestment.
    — Frances D'emilio, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Benedict’s body was dressed with a miter, the peaked headgear of a bishop, and a red cloak.
    — Time, 2 Jan. 2023
  • Large or loosely knitted headgear helps to give your hair some extra space.
    — Lea Hüttinger, Glamour, 24 Nov. 2025
  • By the end of spring training, Williams was onboard with the new headgear.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
  • In one of the early matches that night, a fighter’s headgear came loose.
    — Zoë Bernard, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2023
  • These are good to mix in with the unicorn or cat headbands, so kids can have their pick of headgear with flair.
    — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 23 May 2022
  • The headgear came with Revel’s turquoise insignia slapped on it.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2020
  • And then there was a white hat in the painting, prime headgear for Chambers, as well.
    — Eric Adler, kansascity, 9 Apr. 2018
  • Some of the later species featured massive, boney shield-like headgear and even spikes in place of boney frills.
    — Mike Wehner, BGR, 12 May 2021
  • Black people have some of the most fragile hair textures, so silk and satin-lined headgear is kind of our thing.
    — Amanda Mitchell, Allure, 4 Aug. 2020
  • No matter what, the pair — each with their own sparkling headgear and gold fans — appear to have enjoyed their trip.
    — Dave Quinn, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
  • The headgear perfectly matched the navy blue overcoat that the style star layered over a tan sweater.
    — Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 18 Feb. 2023
  • That's a fine line in the current era of increasingly zany headgear.
    — Karen Yossman, latimes.com, 18 May 2018
  • Edgar Guerrero was one of the many with the flamboyant headgear.
    — Julianna Mejia, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
  • The rules — three-round bouts, no headgear for the men — are all familiar, and the pro-style scoring will be the same.
    — Greg Beacham, Star Tribune, 1 July 2021
  • One player has to wear the reindeer headgear and another has to try and toss the rings onto the antlers.
    — Annie O'Sullivan, Good Housekeeping, 21 Sep. 2022
  • The headgear saved Wong from the brunt of the blow, but the player was visibly shaken.
    — Tom Groeschen, Cincinnati.com, 5 Aug. 2017
  • Even Vader’s part of the furniture for now, a cool helmet in a movie full of headgear.
    — Darren Franich, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2019
  • The best part of the show is always Lee Corso’s famous headgear picks.
    — Tim Bielik, cleveland.com, 7 Sep. 2017

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