How to Use thermos in a Sentence

thermos

noun
  • Leave your desk to make a dark roast, or take a thermos to savor in a park.
    — Angela Haupt, Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2020
  • Find one near you, pack a thermos or two of hot cocoa, and wave with the crowds.
    — Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living, 29 Nov. 2022
  • This tough thermos was a champ at keeping liquid warm for hours in our tests.
    — Sarah Wharton, Good Housekeeping, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Bring your own thermos and cups to avoiding sharing germs, as well.
    — Jen Rose Smith, CNN, 19 Nov. 2020
  • These sound like guys who show up with a thermos, and a sandwich wrapped in wax paper.
    — Mark Glende, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Class schedule in one hand and a warm thermos of coffee in the other.
    — Katelyn Chef, Teen Vogue, 10 Aug. 2018
  • Make any soup + pack in thermos + finish with lemon juice, olive oil, and something crispy.
    — Alyse Whitney, Bon Appétit, 25 Feb. 2021
  • The wide-mouth thermos is easy to pour into and has an 8-ounce lid that can be used as a cup.
    — Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Williams unpacked a thermos and served us a hot—and very sweet—drink made from black-currant syrup.
    — Akash Kapur, Travel + Leisure, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Screw on the top of the thermos, label it and place it right on the buffet table.
    — People Staff, Peoplemag, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Coffee arrived at my door in a Yeti thermos.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2026
  • At least three sets of mate gourds and thermoses sat untouched on the coffee table.
    — Candace Rose Rardon, Longreads, 10 July 2018
  • So pack your blankets and a thermos of cider to sit back and enjoy the twinkling stars.
    — Miriam Porter, Forbes, 7 May 2023
  • Dress warmly, bring a thermos with a warm beverage and bring your bug spray.
    — Joan Rusek, cleveland.com, 5 Aug. 2019
  • Other people in the group carried a thermos, too, though his wife did not.
    — Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 12 Nov. 2019
  • Maroney said, as King poured restorative hot toddies from a thermos.
    — Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2022
  • The bus is covered on top, but open on the sides, so pack a blanket and a thermos of cocoa.
    — Melissa Walker, Star Tribune, 20 Nov. 2020
  • And one of the walk-up food locations is a lunch pail that’s been propped up with a giant thermos.
    — Mekado Murphy, New York Times, 28 June 2018
  • Plastic trays were stacked with bowls and silverware from their homes, and there were large thermoses for tea.
    — Yaqoob Akbary Victor J. Blue, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Make sure to bring warm clothes, a blanket or chair to sit in, and maybe even a thermos filled with tea or hot chocolate.
    — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 28 July 2016
  • The electricity is out, so Hazel is forced to serve tea from a thermos.
    — Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2021
  • Bundle up, turn up the holiday tunes, pack a thermos of cocoa and make a whole day of it.
    — Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 25 Sep. 2022
  • The chief, his wife and a few relatives sit in the back, drinking coffee from a thermos.
    — Georgina Gustin, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2021
  • The restaurant is in the shape of a giant lunch box, including an old-school thermos.
    — Gabrielle Russon, OrlandoSentinel.com, 28 June 2018
  • Put your loose-leaf tea in the basket, secure the lid, drop it in the thermos, and pour water over the top.
    — Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Our hosts send us off each morning with heavy lunch sacks and thermoses full of Red Bull-strength tea.
    — Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Two just make the 90- minute round trip to get it – while the others pull out jerky and thermoses of coffee.
    — Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2023
  • One offered tea from a thermos, and helped keep track of a colleague’s child who needed to find a bathroom.
    — Mujib Mashal, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2021
  • The counter staff at the local Dunkin’ knew to fill her thermos with coffee and milk, no sugar.
    — Alejandro Lazo, WSJ, 24 Mar. 2020
  • Some visitors come just to walk the bluff trails, scan the water for whales, or sit on the beach with a thermos and a dog.
    — Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

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