How to Use mask in a Sentence
- Everyone wore costumes and masks to the dance.
- Doctors wear surgical masks in the operating room.
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An eye mask and earplugs can help.
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Aaron Randolph,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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Just wear a black eye mask and cape.
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Emma Kershaw,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Fiend is in there, but there's a mask.
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Eve Chen,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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At first, the mask didn’t look like much.
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Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Some, like in Greece, even wear masks.
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ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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There were Carnevale-style masks on the bar.
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James D. Walsh,
Curbed,
10 Mar. 2026
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This hair mask is like heaven for my curls.
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Catharine Malzahn,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 2026
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The mask fell off, and not only with me.
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Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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Keep your vision, but let go of the masks.
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Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
19 Oct. 2025
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The mask was a key to it for a lot of reasons.
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Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Oct. 2025
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Post-mask and blowout, my hair was soft and shiny (like doll hair).
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Deanna Pai,
Vogue,
27 Apr. 2026
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Post-mask and blowout, my hair was soft and shiny (like doll hair).
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Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2026
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All were in black with masks and blue latex gloves.
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Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Is a hair mask or hair oil better for hair growth?
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Ariel Wodarcyk,
Glamour,
29 May 2026
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Gein did make masks and body suits out of human skin.
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Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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Choose hats and masks that do not obstruct a child's view.
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Greta Cross,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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This silicone- and sulfate-free hair mask is love at first wash.
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Ariel Wodarcyk,
Glamour,
29 May 2026
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James Gunn wanted the masks to come off.
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Oliver Sava,
Vulture,
28 Aug. 2025
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These pick-me-up masks will give a boost to your self-care routine.
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ABC News,
20 June 2026
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Maria put on a mask against the putrid smell and lay down on the ground.
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Philip Wang,
Time,
29 June 2026
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When perched high on the head, the mask could also be worn as a tiara.
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Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
21 Feb. 2026
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His face was obscured by glasses and a dust mask.
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James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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This sleeping mask is like a super-heavy lip balm.
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Some officers rushed back out to get a mask.
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Veronica Ortega,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Skip retinol on the same session when using a mask.
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Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
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Leave it on for a few minutes and let the mask work its magic.
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Poppy Morgan,
Rolling Stone,
25 Oct. 2023
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Morris leaped for it, his face a mask of outrage.
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Stephen King,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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Keep the mask on for 15 minutes, then get ready to glow.
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Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
1 Apr. 2026
- The house was masked by trees.
- She tried using perfume to mask the bad odor.
- They tried to mask their real purpose.
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Events months ago can mask changes right now.
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Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
14 Sep. 2025
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But this boom masks a deep divide.
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Erin Hogeboom,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Oct. 2025
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Nothing will be masked this time around.
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Maria Torres,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Genius and grit can mask a lot of sins.
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Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
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On most days, the surf is loud enough to mask the steady purr of cars.
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Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Plus, the wood grain helps mask any markings.
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Jamie Fischer,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Sep. 2025
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Other red flags are masked by vague language.
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Justin Sablich,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Some dogs are attracted to stink as a way to mask their own scent.
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Sean Mowbray,
Discover Magazine,
20 Oct. 2023
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There’s no jealousy masked as jokes or trying to dim your light.
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Essence,
28 Jan. 2026
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Don't ever try to mask your symptoms.
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Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
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The slather of cookie-crumbly frosting helps mask it, to a point.
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Alex Beggs,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
7 Feb. 2026
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This scent can be used to mask the smell of peppers as well as tomatoes.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2026
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But even that couldn’t mask the imbalance.
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C.j. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026
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The humor barely masks his fear.
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Jp Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Strong-smelling companion plants mask the scent of crops so pests cannot find them.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2026
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But with Rawayana, depth is always masked by lightness.
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Leonor C. Suárez,
Rolling Stone,
8 Jan. 2026
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Sometimes, the final few frames of the video are fully masked.
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Quanta Magazine,
3 Oct. 2025
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The members of Atlanteans (all male) were masked.
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Nicholas Lemann,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
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The juice may also be mixed with other sweet fruit juices to mask its bitter taste.
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Then, apply the peel or mask to each foot and add a sock over the sheets to secure them in place.
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Jessie Quinn,
Peoplemag,
14 Mar. 2024
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Even acts framed as judicial modesty mask great hubris.
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Duncan Hosie,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
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But those gains masked Macy’s problems.
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Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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But her demeanor masks an inner toughness.
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Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2026
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But her demeanor masks an inner toughness.
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George Skelton,
Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2026
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So you, as Maya, were forced to wear the Strangers mask very early on in the process?
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Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Feb. 2026
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Avocado skin is bitter, but there are ways to mask the taste.
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Nancy Lebrun,
Verywell Health,
3 Nov. 2025
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For this reason, some of the benefits of moving may have been masked.
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Kaitlin Sullivan,
NBC news,
7 Oct. 2025
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