Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

It’s still open today—one of the oldest gay bars in the country and supposedly the first to have plate-glass windows facing the sidewalk, revealing the patrons to passersby.

From Slate • May 22, 2024

Like Atget, too, Friedlander finds unexpected juxtapositions in the reflections in plate-glass windows.

From New York Times • May 1, 2023

They are guarding every approach to the plate-glass building that houses the offices of Iran International, an independent Farsi-language news channel that has incurred the fury of Iran's regime.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2022

Marking the transition, Missoni employees took up half the seats in Bocconi’s subterranean atrium, while students from the Milanese business school watched from above through plate-glass windows.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 23, 2022

When we ask for Beetee, we’re directed through the maze until we reach an enormous plate-glass window.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins