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

Examples of ski mask in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Condon was dressed in a military jacket and a black ski mask. Andrea Olson, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2024 Philadelphia City Council member Anthony Phillips first proposed the ski mask ban in June. Marquise Francis, NBC News, 2 Apr. 2024 The suspect is described by police as an approximately 30-year-old man who wore a black hoodie with the hood on, a black ski mask, black pants, black and white Nike shoes and gray gloves. Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar. 2024 Things took a turn on July 2, 2022, when five men in ski masks attempted to steal a vehicle outside a field production office while two crewmembers were unloading it. Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2024 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. 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

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Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ski mask was in 1966

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“Ski mask.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ski%20mask. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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