glass
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
The sport’s rectangular courts are 66-feet long by 33-feet wide, divided by a net and surrounded by four walls made of glass panels and mesh.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Designed by acclaimed architecture firm Olson Kundig, the 2,900-square-foot residence features two bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, floor-to-ceiling glass walls, and a spacious terrace overlooking the Hollywood Hills.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
She said Donaldson would have had a glass of wine at events but she never saw him drinking too much.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Substantial double-arch sliding glass doors that pocket into walls are mirrored on east and west walls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
“A sidecar for you,” he said, handing me the narrow-stemmed glass.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
![]()
In the village of Andernos, Maria Lalanne, a 90-year-old who had fled Lege Cap Ferret, sat on a camp bed in a gym without her glasses or hearing aid, which she had left behind.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
Earlier this week the ferry operator CalMac paused bridge visits on its vessels after a passenger used "smart glasses" to film without permission.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
She left her hearing aid and glasses behind at home.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
He wears glasses like me and is now telling the story of his father to the nation, as I have for decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
She put her reading glasses on, read a line of her prepared remarks to herself, took the glasses off, looked at the audience, and repeated the words.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
![]()
Wearing a plain khaki T-shirt and round-rimmed glassed, Griner was ushered a courtroom by police at Khimki District Court outside Moscow, Griner held up personal photographs before taking a seat in the defendant's cage.
From Reuters ● Aug. 2, 2022
"They were nearly glassed over, but the sound is too important," the airline said in 2016.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2020
Kelp bobbed in the shallows, and the rockpools were glassed with ice.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 12, 2018
He shouldered his rifle and glassed the intersection.
From Slate ● May 2, 2012
The window wasn’t glassed, and so all sorts of small creatures could come in through the bars.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
![]()
Rubbert was by himself on the face of a cliff in Glacier glassing for grizzlies when a sow grizzly and her cub suddenly appeared.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 7, 2018
I did bricklaying, fibre glassing, I was a nanny, drove those rickshaw things, worked in a sandwich store – anything to get me from one place to the next.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 15, 2012
Andy Carroll is £3,500 lighter in the pocket after pleading guilty to accidentally glassing Michael Cook in a trendy Newcastle nightspot.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 25, 2010
For years, Loehr has been a proponent of EPS foam, a readily available PU alternative that uses a different shaping technique and glassing process.
From Time Magazine Archive
![]()
He looked at Jam, his eyes glassing over with tears.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
![]()
Vocabulary lists containing glass
"The New England Primer"
Looking to grow your vocabulary? Check out this interactive, curated word list from our team of English language specialists at Vocabulary.com – one of over 17,000 lists we've built to help learners worldwide!
"The Tragedy of Hamlet," Vocabulary from Act 3
Interested in learning more words like this one? Our team at Vocabulary.com has got you covered! You can review flashcards, quiz yourself, practice spelling, and more – and it's all completely free to use!