ski mask
noun
: a knit fabric mask that covers the head, has openings for the eyes, mouth, and sometimes the nose, and is worn especially by skiers for protection from the cold
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The double homicide unfolded around 4:45 p.m. local time on Saturday when three assailants, one wearing a ski mask, approached the two teenagers who were standing in a breezeway at the apartment complex and opened fire, according to police.
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 25 Mar. 2024
Lofton said Noah was walking home after playing at Hunters Manor Park, 1801 NW Fourth Street, when he was caught in the crossfire between a man wearing a ski mask on a scooter and a car.
—Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
According to police and prosecutors, the juvenile defendants, some in ski masks, made their way up to an outdoor balcony and burst into the upstairs bedroom of the Airbnb rental home where Pop Smoke, born Bashar Jackson, was taking a shower shortly after 4 a.m.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2024
The witness, according to court documents, saw a man with a ski mask hanging from the driver’s-side window brandishing a rifle.
—Noelle Alivz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2024
Key Background McClain, an unarmed Black man, was confronted by three police officers after someone reported him as a suspicious person wearing a ski mask.
—Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
For many young adults and teens, wearing a ski mask or balaclava is primarily a nod to fashion trends.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2024
On the afternoon of Jan. 26, 1999, Bell and Day entered Home Savings of America, wearing ski masks, according to a San Fernando police report.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
San Diego detectives are investigating after a man was shot in the leg early Saturday at a Lake Murray home after three intruders wearing ski masks broke into the home.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2024
Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 25 Mar. 2024
Lofton said Noah was walking home after playing at Hunters Manor Park, 1801 NW Fourth Street, when he was caught in the crossfire between a man wearing a ski mask on a scooter and a car.
—Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
According to police and prosecutors, the juvenile defendants, some in ski masks, made their way up to an outdoor balcony and burst into the upstairs bedroom of the Airbnb rental home where Pop Smoke, born Bashar Jackson, was taking a shower shortly after 4 a.m.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2024
The witness, according to court documents, saw a man with a ski mask hanging from the driver’s-side window brandishing a rifle.
—Noelle Alivz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2024
Key Background McClain, an unarmed Black man, was confronted by three police officers after someone reported him as a suspicious person wearing a ski mask.
—Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
For many young adults and teens, wearing a ski mask or balaclava is primarily a nod to fashion trends.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2024
On the afternoon of Jan. 26, 1999, Bell and Day entered Home Savings of America, wearing ski masks, according to a San Fernando police report.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
San Diego detectives are investigating after a man was shot in the leg early Saturday at a Lake Murray home after three intruders wearing ski masks broke into the home.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2024
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“Ski mask.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ski%20mask. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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