Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for "mask"
Search instead for maski.
Definitions

mask

[mask, mahsk] / mæsk, mɑsk /




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:

A video of Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., looking on with a mask of utter horror quickly circulated online.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

At the same time, strong gains for AI-linked stocks have helped to mask much of this pain.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

Still, the economists noted that projections for strong growth don’t mask the challenges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

But All-Pro safety Derwin James Jr. let the mask slip a bit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

Eudora now turned to May, her face a mask of confidence, her eyes pleading with her granddaughter.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

Possible precedents flicker: Maya hieroglyphs, Buddhist mandalas, Hiberno-Saxon manuscripts, Bosch, Gauguin, feathered Trinidadian carnival masks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Surgical masks were their only shield against the toxic smoke in which they battled for hours.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

The eight-piece group, known for performing in masks, will be joined by the US rock musician during their shows at London's Wembley Stadium and multiple dates of the South American leg of the tour.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

For southern Canada, much of the US and northern Mexico, day becomes twilight and breathing outdoors without masks becomes increasingly difficult.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Fencers place their masks on and assume proper position, each at their field line.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

A local resident who rang the police said she saw a group of masked men near the vans, which were blocking a road in a village next to the military base.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

In his first UK broadcast interview, the Wall Street Journal correspondent said he realised he had been "lured into a trap" when masked men surrounded him at a restaurant in March 2023, and arrested him.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Images posted by the interior minister showed police inside a home in an upscale Guayaquil neighborhood accompanied by masked American soldiers wearing U.S. flags stitched onto the shoulder of their uniforms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Later on in the night, he performed the song alongside two dancing, masked luchadors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Just like its name, the place masked a whole lot of cruelty under a thin veneer of kindness.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

The nearby Irkutsk Aluminum Factory, which is located in the same town and employs more than 2,000 people, has imposed a masking mandate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Last weekend, a "Saturday Night Live" sketch cast him as a tortured figure, barely masking his dread of AI.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

“It’s really masking what is a quite obvious correction. If you’re a stock picker, or you own anything besides a few select tech names, it can be a big problem.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

He looked sideways at CEOs’ request for industry regulation, saying that the move might be a “Trojan Horse” masking their true intentions.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

On the second day of slowly rifling through Benton’s things, Cabot Searcy came upon a photo album labeled with a strip of masking tape and a black marker.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley




Vocabulary lists containing mask


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 14,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training