Example Sentences

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The play violated an NFL rule prohibiting the use of any part of the helmet or facemask to initiate forcible contact to an opponent’s head or neck area.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

Midwives resorted to cutting the umbilical cords of newborn babies with a razor blade, the string from a facemask serving to tie them off, Glia medical aid coordinator Dorotea Gucciardo told Salon in October.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2025

A woman called Noor, holding a facemask over her mouth and nose, said her brother was taken in 2012, when he was 28.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2024

The quarterback pressed his facemask against Dumas’ and linebacker Junior Seau pulled them apart.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2024

The boy had found some crayons and painted his facemask with fangs and he trudged on uncomplaining.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy