face mask
noun
the protective equipment, usually made of steel or plastic, that guards the face, as the steel cage worn by a baseball catcher or the molded plastic covering worn by a hockey goalkeeper.
face masks
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pluralof face mask.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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A man has been charged with concealing his identity at a protest in Portsmouth, after police warned they would arrest demonstrators using face masks and coverings.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Earlier this week, students in the Los Angeles Unified School District returned to school with teachers and volunteers at the sites around the warehouse handing out face masks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
In a post on X, Lecornu also promised the delivery of 1.5 million protective face masks in the Gironde department surrounding Bordeaux "to protect the personnel involved and the populations exposed to smoke".
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
Hundreds of young people gathered for it, many of them wearing cockroach face masks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
People looked strange wearing face masks, like a convention of surgeons had accidentally assembled in front of the ballpark.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
