Example Sentences

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Masks must be worn—not Covid-era mouth and nose coverings but more elaborate versions; if you don’t bring your own you will be provided with a dainty lace eye mask.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

"Masks came down, I saw the galley curtain get sucked towards the cabin."

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2024

Amid the latest coronavirus uptick in California, health officials reiterate the same advice: Masks work, but it’s a personal preference whether to wear them.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2023

Masks were a defining feature of the COVID-19 era that began in 2020.

From Washington Times • Jul. 19, 2023

Masks, she told herself, it’s only masks, but even as she thought the thought, she knew it wasn’t so.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin