How to Use under glass in a Sentence

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  • Breton imagined truth in text as a sleep in a glass bed, under glass sheets.
    Laura Kolbe, The New York Review of Books, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Place under glass domes or in bowls for a simple, elegant look.
    Kaylei Fear, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Your wife can always make her own prime rib or pheasant under glass or whatever.
    John Hodgman, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2023
  • More of the wall was visible under glass panels in the sidewalk.
    Nick Romeo, The New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The dashboard display is recessed under glass on the fuel tank, rather than ahead of the triple clamp.
    New Atlas, 19 July 2026
  • They may be lit by spotlights under glass or tucked safely inside cabinets.
    Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Also under glass are today’s cards, which often include more than just a photo and a player’s stats.
    cleveland, 17 Sep. 2021
  • At least part of it is preserved under glass at the Campo de Cahuenga historic site.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2024
  • Artwork Whether artwork is an unframed canvas or framed under glass, a lint roller is the wrong choice for removing dust and grime.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The ruins were preserved in place and partially visible under glass flooring.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2025
  • There are hundreds of vendors in this section alone, and jewelry is mostly displayed in bins or scattered on tables rather than placed under glass.
    Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 29 June 2024
  • Thomas also kept Margaret’s drawings under glass on his desk, Leo told the New Yorker.
    Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 5 May 2023
  • Two pages are typically displayed, under glass, surrounded by a crowd of visitors.
    Susan Glaser, cleveland, 1 June 2023
  • The fully functioning piece comes with a balance wheel visible in the cabin like a tiny mechanical engine under glass.
    Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 19 Jan. 2026
  • In her primary bathroom, Elliott hung two engravings of birds, protected under glass.
    Dina Cheney, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2025
  • The space has an arty feel, with jewelry on display in long counters under glass, like a lineup of glittery museum pieces or a precious collection of butterflies.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Now, almost 95 years later, the board is being kept under glass protection in a meeting room at the end of a hallway in the physics building of the university.
    Somayeh Malekian, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Some sequences would have required knowledge of special effects, with balloons inflating and deflating under glass, and pieces of paper bursting into flames.
    Shannon Taggart, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Someone shrank the houseplants into terrariums as growing tiny plants under glass in a cloche, Wardian case, or canning jar became wildly popular.
    Tovah Martin, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Similar to framing, displaying a silk scarf under glass is a beautiful way to add color and pattern to a piece of furniture, essentially showcasing it as a piece of art.
    Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2025
  • Those who have enjoyed during any time of their lives collecting sports memorabilia will have their memories jogged by just looking at what’s hanging on the walls, or kept under glass in the store’s display cases.
    cleveland, 17 Sep. 2021
  • And since his death in 1924, a wonder of chemistry, preserved in his crypt — under glass, asleep in his suit — barring the occasional removal for a re-embalming bath.
    Charles Maynes, NPR, 23 July 2025
  • Indigenous art appears as paintings and artifacts under glass, while natural light gently drifts throughout the home during its 300+ days of sunshine a year.
    Catherine Dunwoody, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Her corresponding notebook, under glass nearby, explains these diagrams in charmingly factual prose.
    Walker Mimms, New York Times, 15 May 2025
  • Those unsuspecting grasshoppers could also be an indirect nod to Shyamalan himself, given his long-standing fondness for trapping his characters under glass.
    Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Recent menus have leaned into storytelling, with cocktails arriving under glass cloches or designed around surrealist motifs—drinks that edge towards performance over mere refreshment.
    Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • To the delight of visitors, Chihuly Garden and Glass displays quirky objects under glass on tables in its popular café, among them lead toy soldiers and ceramic dogs.
    Samantha Baskind, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Despite the sportiness of the silhouette and lack of apparent cargo area, there’s actually space for a custom luggage set, under glass and just above the rear drivetrain assembly, and space for two custom golf bags under the long hood, too.
    Nelson Ireson, Car and Driver, 10 Aug. 2021
  • Vanves leans toward Saturday-morning decorative arts, Montreuil feels more local, and Clignancourt’s Marché Dauphine is instantly recognizable by the orange Futuro House parked under glass.
    Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Nov. 2025
  • Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa has been under glass since the 1950s, but not so in 1911, when Vincenzo Perrugia, a former museum staffer, hid in a cupboard overnight, then swiped what is now the world’s most famous painting and walked out with it under his coat.
    Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 20 Oct. 2025

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