How to Use glass in a Sentence

glass

1 of 2 noun
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  • She drank two glasses of water.
  • The waiter filled our glasses with water.
  • She was wearing dark glasses with thick black frames.
  • Start at the top and place the wet surface of the film on the wet glass, working down the window.
    — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 31 July 2023
  • Then, to prove it, Wang poured it into a glass — and drank it.
    — Lyric Li, Washington Post, 14 June 2023
  • In 8- by 8-inch glass baking dish, toss figs with oil and maple syrup.
    — Tina Martinez, Good Housekeeping, 16 May 2023
  • Robust, rich, juicy red fruit aromas bulging out of the glass.
    — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
  • The force of the blast hurled pieces of glass and shrapnel that were embedded in Collins Rudolph’s face.
    — Kara Nelson, CNN, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The camera then panned to Swift, who gave a straight face, pursed her lips, and took a sip from her glass of wine.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The blue sheen of the panels has faded with time, and the glass has been cracked for several years.
    — Karishma Mehrotra, Washington Post, 31 July 2023
  • Steven sits at a kitchen table with a bottle of bourbon and a glass.
    — Bianca Bagnarelli, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Transfer tea to a glass or mug and microwave to reheat.
    — Micah A Leal, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2023
  • Dogs don't have the instinct to look up at the sun and glasses aren't necessary.
    — Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 1 Apr. 2024
  • The man stood in front of an arrangement of bottles and glasses.
    — Souvankham Thammavongsa, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Raise a glass to the next 365 with this foolproof formula for the perfect New Year’s toast.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2023
  • The cold case unit was behind the scenes ready to bag anything that had Miller's DNA on it, such as utensils or a glass.
    — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2023
  • For the creepy aspect, serve the grenadine mixture in a syringe and place it in a clear glass of soda.
    — Christina Manian, Rdn, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Yes, a glass of bubbles served just after check-in, and a chilled bottle was waiting in the suite.
    — Sarah Khan, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2023
  • When the shots settled a couple of people in our car had fragments and glass in their hair.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Not that long ago, homes didn’t have glass windows, so the outside just blew inside.
    — Matt Simon, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The Women’s World Cup trophy was also there, as part of a global tour, in a sealed glass box.
    — Naaman Zhou, The New Yorker, 19 July 2023
  • Concrete, steel and glass are combined with a lightness that makes this place glow like a lantern at night.
    — Dirk Sutro, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2023
  • It's made of brass wire, alder wood, paper and glass and can be customized to match her birth month.
    — Cailey Lindberg, Good Housekeeping, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Watch the video above to learn how to quickly fix glasses at home with everyday items.
    — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Passengers said glass shattered, water poured in and the ship pitched.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 30 May 2023
  • Warby Parker is our top pick for the best place to buy glasses online.
    — Kelsey Kunik, Verywell Health, 6 Mar. 2024
  • This sandwich and sitting on the porch with a glass of lemonade was a pretty tasty way to enjoy a warm day.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 June 2023
  • The house sits behind a large glass case in a grand room in the state apartments, with its facade lifted to reveal the rooms inside.
    — Megan Specia, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Like what could be more European than a glass of white Burgundy?
    — Yasmeen Serhan, Time, 14 June 2023
  • Heads turn, wine glasses are set down, and disbelief settles across the room.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2023
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glass

2 of 2 verb
  • Peach & Lily Your roadmap to glass skin begins (and ends) here.
    — Talia Abbas, Glamour, 27 Aug. 2021
  • The plan was simple: Walk out to points of long ridges and glass open areas below.
    — Jace Bauserman, Outdoor Life, 23 Dec. 2020
  • Mike the Tiger moved through the water of his glassed-in enclosure with the elegant stealth of, well, a tiger.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, kansascity, 21 June 2018
  • All of the homes on the tour have a great room with an island to gather around and glass doors that slide away to an outdoor oasis.
    — oregonlive, 4 Aug. 2021
  • The restaurant is in the center of the massive building, on the first floor below a glassed projection.
    — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 May 2018
  • A pretty glassed-in dining terrace faces the goings-on in town.
    — Bryan Miller, Town & Country, 8 Sep. 2013
  • Chefs tend the flames and the skewers behind a glassed-in grill; this is a fine place to splurge on pricier cuts of meat such as rack of lamb kebab.
    — Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2019
  • Carson’s glassed-in kitchen, perched above the entrance, overlooks the whole scene like a command center.
    — Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2019
  • The sidewalk tables were filled with couples, families filled the glassed-in terrace, old friends lined the bar.
    — Michael Kiefer, azcentral, 10 May 2018
  • Early morning sun streamed through a stain-glassed window.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2019
  • But some of the small glassed-in study rooms have at least four students grouped around the table, putting them much closer than six feet from each other.
    — Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 26 Mar. 2020
  • Adjacent to the biergarten below Fadensonnen, the glassed-in space looks from the outside like a food lab or a Mac store.
    — Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, 24 July 2019
  • Throughout the night, Wolf zipped between the gleaming glassed-in kitchen and the dining room, touching both the tables of regulars and strangers like me.
    — Adam Erace, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2020
  • In batting practice Saturday, Ohtani launched a home run to center, above the batter’s eye and above the row of glassed-in lux-boxes.
    — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2018
  • In a glassed-in display room, the lab shows off upwards of 5,000 guns that District police have taken off the streets over the the years—sometimes going back a very long time.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 28 July 2017
  • Between the kitchen and the dining room is a butler’s pantry with glassed-in cabinets to showcase dishes and glasses.
    — Joan Walden, courant.com, 8 Mar. 2018
  • Across the room, Abdelkader Merah leaned down from the glassed-in box and shook hands with Dupond-Moretti, his lawyer, then patted him on the shoulder.
    — Rachel Donadio, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2017
  • The northern Italian city of Venice is a world leader in artisan crafts, from mask making to glass blowing.
    — Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2021
  • Beer will be available by the glass — just not a traditional pint glass — but Willi Becher glasses with a sculpted curve at the top.
    — Kathy Flanigan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2017
  • Fill Collins glasses with ice cubes and divide cocktail among glasses.
    — Bon Appetit, 19 June 2017
  • Fill Collins glasses with ice cubes and divide cocktail among glasses.
    — Bon Appetit, 19 June 2017
  • Colglazier was glassing when dawn broke on the Kansas rifle season.
    — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 7 Jan. 2020
  • In the main room, framed by a glassed-in kitchen manned by chefs in white, an enormous skylight pulls in and diffuses the Southern California rays.
    — Bill Addison, latimes.com, 27 June 2019
  • Fit hunters glassing the Salmon River’s breaks in spring can find multiple bears on any given evening.
    — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2020
  • Adler, of Long Beach, collapsed on the floor a few days later while at his surfboard glassing business in Westminster.
    — Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2017
  • The space — a glassed-in kind of half-moon stuffed with people and lights — is also open-air, as the Today production is constantly on the move, going inside and out.
    — Adam Carlson, PEOPLE.com, 14 Feb. 2018
  • Every angle has to be thought through, every plate and piece of art and glassed-in shower becomes a statement, and the empty spaces speak as loudly as the decor.
    — Louise Hart, GQ, 6 July 2017
  • The master bath was expanded to include a glassed-in shower with river stones set into the floor as well as an antique claw-foot tub.
    — Carol Riordan, courant.com, 16 Nov. 2017
  • Woody GlassesThese handcrafted sunglasses are made out of wood, hence the name.
    — Denise Harris, star-telegram.com, 16 June 2017
  • The property has many of its historic features, including pegged Northern English Brown oak floors and a glassed-in sun room.
    — Nancy Sarnoff, Houston Chronicle, 2 Oct. 2019

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