How to Use plexiglass in a Sentence

plexiglass

noun

• Each night, the spiders were placed in a plexiglass box to build their webs.
  — Rasha Aridi, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Nov. 2021
• And of course, the whole front part is going to be made out of the plexiglass.
  — Amy Parlapiano, SI.com, 31 Jan. 2018
• The staff there put her in a plexiglass box to keep her still and took an X-ray.
  — John Wilkens, sandiegouniontribune.com, 17 Sep. 2017
• His python’s cage is made of plexiglass more than 3 inches thick.
  — Max Londberg, kansascity.com, 24 May 2017
• Each puppet and the child were given a key to open a clear plexiglass box.
  — Scott Berson, charlotteobserver, 6 Apr. 2018
• The plexiglass could be tricky to see through if the light hit it at certain angles.
  — Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 19 July 2022
• Cabs have plexiglass partitions to seal off the front seat from the back.
  — Carolyn Said, SFChronicle.com, 11 Sep. 2020
• Buy a shot of whiskey from the clerk behind the plexiglass window; maybe two.
  — Logan Hullinger, Philly.com, 16 June 2017
• When the new clubhouse opens, there will be a plexiglass case holding a red light.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 13 June 2023
• The bar is blocked off and the waitress station has plexiglass.
  — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 7 Oct. 2020
• The plexiglass panes were returned and taped, and the wood trim secured.
  — Peggy McGlone, Washington Post, 17 July 2019
• How can mere sheets of plexiglass turn fierce and overbearing?
  — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 10 Mar. 2022
• Peña told him, pressing her hand firmly against the plexiglass.
  — Melissa Del Bosque, ProPublica, 13 Aug. 2019
• The staff now had to do it for diners, from behind a plexiglass divider.
  — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 24 Apr. 2023
• In the lab, Springer puts a cigarette or a joint in a plexiglass box.
  — Marissa Ortega-Welch, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2018
• The crew laid plexiglass on the marble tile floor to avoid damaging it.
  — Daniel Arnold, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
• Dangling from the bells are clear plexiglass strips that turn and glisten in the sunlight.
  — New York Times, 1 July 2021
• All of a sudden, one day there was plexiglass surrounding the front desk.
  — People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 6 Apr. 2020
• There's even a small plexiglass window that gives a fun aerial view form the top of the structure.
  — Kelly O'Sullivan, Country Living, 25 May 2017
• Yang asked her, pulling back a velvet curtain to reveal a plexiglass tray of sod on a white pedestal.
  — Charlotte Goddu, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
• This is made from quality acrylic, which is a type of plexiglass that is clear and long-lasting.
  — Chris Hachey, BGR, 15 June 2021
• That’s the one with a swimming pool, although it is covered by plexiglass as part of the dance floor.
  — Mel Shields, sacbee, 4 May 2018
• No one can erase what’s on it because a sheet of plexiglass has been bolted over the board’s surface.
  — Scott Kirsner, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2022
• And so, yeah, the range of products on display, which were behind plexiglass of sorts.
  — Quartz Staff, Quartz, 24 Mar. 2023
• The lighter struck the plexiglass partition, but did not hit the driver.
  — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 4 June 2025
• Inkjet print on white plexiglass; seven-and-a-half inches by fifty-six feet and eleven inches.
  — Kerry James Marshall, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2023
• Mosley bought a stun gun and began checking the hands of people who showed up in the plexiglass window.
  — Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2022
• Forget the plexiglass—some cafes and ramen shops are telling diners to simply shut up and eat.
  — Nina Li Coomes, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2021
• Over the past year some mall Santas have been forced to wave at children from behind plexiglass.
  — Faith Karimi, CNN, 2 Dec. 2021
• When Graham returned, a piece of plexiglass had been attached to his mask.
  — Michael Lerseth, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Dec. 2021