Example Sentences

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Hoods that vent to the outdoors have filters that can be washed and reused.

From Washington Post • Jun. 13, 2022

Hood, Ore. He hopes to spend more time mentoring, with an eye on organizations like Hoods to Woods and the Chill Foundation, which introduce board sports to underserved youth.

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2021

“Dreiser, moving to Tenth Street, found himself in a dense mass of such Little Red Riding Hoods and their attendant wolves,” Mencken writes.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 28, 2019

It's unclear how Melvin crossed paths with Obioha, whose shop along Pico Boulevard in Mid-City, Hoods Inc., sold urban-style T-shirts and hats.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2015

Dodo raised her six children—and would no doubt raise her seventh—on Rice Krispies, peanut-butter-and-marshmallow sandwiches, vanilla ice cream and gallon upon gallon of Hoods milk.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath