How to Use plexiglass in a Sentence

plexiglass

noun

• Boudin was about 3-years-old when the plexiglass came down.
  — Megan Cassidy, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Aug. 2021
• Each night, the spiders were placed in a plexiglass box to build their webs.
  — Rasha Aridi, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Nov. 2021
• The plexiglass could be tricky to see through if the light hit it at certain angles.
  — Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 19 July 2022
• The scene was set for a ceremony: white flags in the wind, a plexiglass lectern.
  — Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022
• Dangling from the bells are clear plexiglass strips that turn and glisten in the sunlight.
  — New York Times, 1 July 2021
• The torch was placed in a relatively short, clear plexiglass tube connected to the frame at the back of the bike.
  — Demetria Gallegos, WSJ, 14 May 2022
• When the new clubhouse opens, there will be a plexiglass case holding a red light.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 13 June 2023
• The staff now had to do it for diners, from behind a plexiglass divider.
  — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 24 Apr. 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
• And so, yeah, the range of products on display, which were behind plexiglass of sorts.
  — Quartz Staff, Quartz, 24 Mar. 2023
• 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
• The seat upholstery, meanwhile, is sleek black leather, and both the sun visors and wind wings are made of plexiglass.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 23 May 2022
• These plexiglass chains have been 100% handmade to the highest standards adding a touch of luxury to the bag.
  — Joseph Deacetis, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2021
• Corey Allen Young, spokesman for the mayor’s office, said that Bronson asked to have the plexiglass removed.
  — Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Oct. 2021
• This is made from quality acrylic, which is a type of plexiglass that is clear and long-lasting.
  — Chris Hachey, BGR, 15 June 2021
• The frames are made from PVC, and the plexiglass glazing ensures no shattering or sharp shards.
  — Kate McGregor, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Mar. 2023
• Over the past year some mall Santas have been forced to wave at children from behind plexiglass.
  — Faith Karimi, CNN, 2 Dec. 2021
• 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
• How can mere sheets of plexiglass turn fierce and overbearing?
  — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 10 Mar. 2022
• 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
• When Graham returned, a piece of plexiglass had been attached to his mask.
  — Michael Lerseth, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Dec. 2021
• The figure behind the plexiglass would curl his lip and interrupt to ask whether any of my books had been made into movies.
  — Michelle Orange, Harper's Magazine, 3 Nov. 2023
• In one of the more noticeable changes, plexiglass barriers will be used in the booths where fans line up to meet their pop-culture icons.
  — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 14 Oct. 2021
• She’s put heavy duty plexiglass on the front of all her windows to keep them from shattering again.
  — Shannon Larson, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2023
• The plexiglass is coming down, masks are coming off, and there will be no virtual option in the fall.
  — Nicole Ault, WSJ, 9 June 2021
• On the way to jail the woman continued to kick the police car’s dividing plexiglass.
  — John Benson, cleveland, 2 June 2021
• The cats watch, occasionally poking their paws through holes in the plexiglass doors, and wait their turn.
  — Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2023
• In O’Connor’s courtroom, the plexiglass dividers were stacked in a pile, awaiting removal.
  — Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 19 July 2022
• Nearly a decade ago, the painting was hanging in the gym, high above the basketball hoops and behind a layer of plexiglass.
  — New York Times, 18 Jan. 2022
• Abloh’s was made out of plexiglass and painted with a bright orange lacquer.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 30 Nov. 2021

Last Updated: 3 May 2024