How to Use earmuff in a Sentence

earmuff

noun
  • To add earmuffs, cut a strip of fruit leather for the band across the top.
    Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, 30 Nov. 2018
  • Concerned the earmuffs won’t fit your head?
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
  • The owner went to their truck to get earmuffs when they were hit on the head by a tree.
    Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Mink coats, fox earmuffs, chinchilla scarves are all sixty-five per cent off!
    Keaton Patti, The New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2017
  • Friendly snowmen line the walls, too, adorably dressed in earmuffs and scarves.
    Erica Gonzales, ELLE Decor, 30 Nov. 2016
  • No, the noise won’t get to a team whose logo is a horseshoe but could be a pair of earmuffs.
    Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, 24 July 2019
  • This was a night when earmuffs, buffalo robes and warming pans were need.
    Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Kids will enjoy that the earmuffs band has fun glitter accents.
    Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 30 Nov. 2023
  • First my head is packed into a spongy wedge, then further braced with earmuffs and a hockey mask.
    Jennifer Kahn, WIRED, 1 Oct. 2004
  • Create mandrakes to take home and don't forget your earmuffs.
    Julie A. Short/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 26 Feb. 2018
  • Get your pet soundproof earmuffs or play soothing sounds on a sound machine to muffle noise.
    Natalie Davies, Detroit Free Press, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Wearing earmuffs backstage, her son waved at his mom and also joined her onstage.
    Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Kathy keeps protective earmuffs at hand, lest she be ambushed by a surprise noise.
    Joyce Cohen, PEOPLE.com, 26 Feb. 2018
  • Passengers braced against the damp air, many of whom were wrapped in scarves and wearing gloves, earmuffs strapped around their heads.
    Monisha Rajesh, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2024
  • Some of the items were Olmec figures, grinding stones, clay and stone earmuffs, and a human head amulet.
    Kara Nelson, CNN, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Play it smart Wisconsin, get the earmuffs that keep you warm and double as headphones.
    Lainey Seyler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 June 2018
  • Affix to furry earmuffs for cat ears that double as warm wear for what can be a pretty chilly holiday.
    Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, 30 July 2020
  • Friday morning brought extreme coat weather, earmuffs and all.
    Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2024
  • The blood sausage slab on top of a buckwheat galette that surfaced at the end of June was as seasonal as earmuffs.
    New York Times, 10 July 2018
  • That said, for children, earmuffs are usually the easiest and safest choice.
    Cory Portnuff, Discover Magazine, 29 Sep. 2023
  • To the spectators, who sat behind a glass wall and wore sound-reduction earmuffs, the noise was tremendous.
    Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
  • But what separates good earmuffs from the absolute best earmuffs?
    Elizabeth Djinis, Glamour, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The machine rumbled loudly, and Shatt wore protective earmuffs over his knit cap.
    Jason Wilson, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2019
  • If the cold is due to a nuclear winter caused by the Third World War, please try on the earmuffs.
    Keaton Patti, The New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2017
  • Then wrap extra pieces of pipe cleaner into small buns and glue them onto each end, creating little earmuffs.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Although his friends initially mocked him, Lipsman writes, the earmuff caught on quickly.
    Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 13 Mar. 2017
  • The Crusher Evo looks sleek and elegant, and the earmuffs are comfortable to wear for long hours.
    Gabriela Vatu, PCMAG, 21 May 2024
  • Some entrepreneurs sold Hello Kitty earmuffs for last-minute joiners.
    Leslie Brody, WSJ, 21 Jan. 2017
  • With no choice, Cindy copes by using earplugs and protective earmuffs, the kind worn by airport baggage handlers.
    Joyce Cohen, PEOPLE.com, 22 Dec. 2017
  • Niels Grützner, one of the parents, held his son Bo, 3, who wore green earmuffs to minimize the crowd noise.
    Andrew Keh, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2017

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