How to Use pane in a Sentence

pane

noun
  • The forest comes right to the pane.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
  • And two stone walls hold rustic arched doors with glass panes.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 3 Feb. 2018
  • The back of the stamp pane provides a map of the eclipse path.
    — Kaila White, azcentral, 2 May 2017
  • The front and bottom glass panes of the front door were smashed in.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2023
  • Other panes were smeared with red paint hand prints, made to look like blood.
    — Tessa Duvall, The Courier-Journal, 31 May 2020
  • Her nightgown was the shape of a cloud, against the square panes of green glass.
    — Silvina Ocampo, The New Yorker, 11 July 2019
  • The panes of the atelier are now made of frosted glass.
    — Leslie Camhi, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Fix caulking around frames and glazing on panes for a like-new look.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2023
  • Raise the lower pane, and have your helper place the unit on the windowsill.
    — Brian Resnick, Popular Mechanics, 13 Aug. 2010
  • The old panes were knocked out long ago to make way for plain glass that would admit more light.
    — Bruce Dale, National Geographic, 17 Apr. 2019
  • The wind howled through crevices and banged against quarter-inch, single-pane glass.
    — R. Daniel Foster, latimes.com, 28 June 2019
  • With that, Howard took out his steel baton and smashed the glass pane on the door.
    — David Armstrong, ProPublica, 28 Sep. 2020
  • The hub allows it all to be managed from a single pane of glass.
    — Paul Smith-Goodson, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022
  • The labels will show up on the left-hand reading pane of your inbox.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2019
  • Matty’s paintball gun discharged in the house and broke a pane of glass.
    — D. S. Waldman, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2024
  • The man left the business and kicked open the door, shattering the glass pane.
    — cleveland, 7 Aug. 2020
  • Place it on the pane, pressing it against the double-stick tape to secure it.
    — Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2025
  • An older home with single-pane windows and cracks in the walls heats up fast.
    — Zoltan Nagy, The Conversation, 23 June 2026
  • Above the knocker, there are panes of glass, some broken and others opaque with age.
    — Matt Schudel, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2018
  • The exterior is clad in gray walls with a flat roof, clean lines, and panes of glass.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2024
  • In the melee, the glass pane of one of the doors broke, scattering glass across the marble.
    — Michael Ames, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2020
  • For now, visible black stickers have been placed on the edges of the hard-to-see panes.
    — Jennifer Larino, NOLA.com, 5 Mar. 2018
  • These stamps are sold in panes of 20 or coils of 10,000.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Lee looks up and sees Eugene on a single bed, with a glass pane over his crotch area.
    — Barry Levitt, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Most of the panes remained, but the face of Jesus was blown to oblivion.
    — John Archibald, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Both have expansive views of the bay through unbroken panes of glass.
    — Brienne Walsh, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Outside the big pane windows at the front of the store, the streets are deserted.
    — AZCentral.com, 5 June 2020
  • Dip a small foam roller in glass paint ($9, Walmart) and roll on the backs of the glass panes.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2023
  • Moments later, rioters smashed one of the glass panes in the doors and opened them.
    — Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Instead, opt for double-pane, vinyl windows.
    — Jessica Elliott, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026

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