How to Use mast in a Sentence

mast

noun
  • Flags flew at half mast in red states across the country.
    — Ryan Broderick, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
  • The boat’s mast was sheared away, its yellow sails sunk deep in the sea.
    — Longreads, 5 Oct. 2022
  • The crow’s nest at the foot of the mast offers more vistas still.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2023
  • So the mast, the boom, the whole structure that holds up the sails could be knocked down.
    — Paul Duggan, Washington Post, 24 July 2023
  • The lions were carved from all-clear white pine, taken from an old mast.
    — Genevieve Redsten, Journal Sentinel, 9 June 2023
  • But once the cold limits the food supply, birds turn to soft and hard mast.
    — Gerry Bethge, Outdoor Life, 24 Nov. 2020
  • Once parked, an adjustable mast that can reach up to 36 feet is raised.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 4 Aug. 2022
  • One hull was made of wood, flattened scrap metal and a tree branch for a mast.
    — Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2023
  • The mast design has also been tweaked to create more of a sporty feel.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2023
  • In them the boat has no mast, meaning its sailing rig had been toppled.
    — Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2022
  • And the mast, which is more fragile, has completely collapsed on the deck.
    — Marisa Sloan, Discover Magazine, 4 Feb. 2022
  • The mast itself, which had to support a 15-ton pull, had not yet been obtained.
    — David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Jan. 2022
  • The motor is mounted on a mast below the water and has fins attached to its sides.
    — Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 25 Feb. 2024
  • The term half-staff - also known as half-mast - refers to flying a flag partway down a flagpole or ship's mast.
    — Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Termites also bored through decks and masts and cabin doors, as did deathwatch beetles.
    — David Grann, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Flags flew at half mast at Adelaide Oval and players from both teams wore black armbands.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
  • Its mast stretched across the steel framework of the project, almost reaching the back of the adjacent home.
    — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Mar. 2023
  • On all the ships, travelers are allowed (and encouraged) to climb the mast to the crow’s nest.
    — Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2022
  • The two-week restoration project aims to repair and renovate the deck, masts, tubs and smokestacks.
    — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
  • At the same time, the vessel may have had a single mast with a square sail, similar to a Viking ship.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Nov. 2022
  • As the only Black man in the mast cast for The Paper, what does that mean to you?
    — Okla Jones, Essence, 21 Oct. 2025
  • On the following day, the iconic building will have a spinning crown on the mast with the lights changed to white and red.
    — Rayna Reid, Essence, 18 May 2022
  • All national flags on public buildings will also be flown at half mast across the country.
    — Alex Lo, NBC News, 9 Sep. 2023
  • The mast nut had separated and was located in the debris field.
    — CBS News, 5 Feb. 2024
  • In these regions, turkeys will forage from mast-producing tree species in the forest.
    — Cole Sikes Communications and Marketing Specialist Alabama Cooperative Extension System, al, 23 Mar. 2023
  • In the end, the bridge was not taken apart, and the yacht was towed to a different location to have its masts attached.
    — Kevin Koenig, New York Times, 19 May 2023
  • Sailors later watched as the forward mast, where the American flag flies while the ship is at sea, collapsed.
    — Megan Rose, ProPublica, 23 Sep. 2022
  • On Monday a mobile phone mast had been set up in the square, and many people stood around trying to get a signal.
    — Tim Judah, The New York Review of Books, 19 Nov. 2022
  • First, the telescopic mast rises from its base, reaching up to 17 meters high.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The wind whips across the peak, marked as per usual around here with a pile of stones and colorful prayer flags tied to the top like sails on the mast of a ship.
    — Joe Baur, Outside, 31 Oct. 2025

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