How to Use earmuff in a Sentence

earmuff

noun
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  • 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
  • The wavy brown hair of the killer matted down by earmuffs.
    — Arelis R. Hernández, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • Friendly snowmen line the walls, too, adorably dressed in earmuffs and scarves.
    — Erica Gonzales, ELLE Decor, 30 Nov. 2016
  • Some of the items were Olmec figures, grinding stones, clay and stone earmuffs, and a human head amulet.
    — Kara Nelson, CNN, 19 Aug. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • Danny Wright is sitting in the upper deck behind first base in shorts and a Mariners hat with built-in earmuffs.
    — Matthew Vantryon, Indianapolis Star, 6 Apr. 2018
  • First my head is packed into a spongy wedge, then further braced with earmuffs and a hockey mask.
    — Jennifer Kahn, WIRED, 1 Oct. 2004
  • If the Target in Lake Forest has a sale on earmuffs and blinders, Nagy would be wise to fill a shopping cart or two.
    — Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 31 Oct. 2019
  • This was a night when earmuffs, buffalo robes and warming pans were need.
    — Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Mink coats, fox earmuffs, chinchilla scarves are all sixty-five per cent off!
    — Keaton Patti, The New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2017
  • Play it smart Wisconsin, get the earmuffs that keep you warm and double as headphones.
    — Lainey Seyler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 June 2018
  • Kids will enjoy that the earmuffs band has fun glitter accents.
    — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Create mandrakes to take home and don't forget your earmuffs.
    — Julie A. Short/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 26 Feb. 2018
  • 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
  • Toward the end of the parade route, Esprit Jones, 39, held her 7-year-old daughter, Brielle, who was wearing pink earmuffs with a unicorn horn.
    — Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2020
  • Kathy keeps protective earmuffs at hand, lest she be ambushed by a surprise noise.
    — Joyce Cohen, PEOPLE.com, 26 Feb. 2018
  • That said, for children, earmuffs are usually the easiest and safest choice.
    — Cory Portnuff, Discover Magazine, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Frequently Asked Questions What are the best fabrics for earmuffs?
    — Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Affix to furry earmuffs for cat ears that double as warm wear for what can be a pretty chilly holiday.
    — Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, 1 Aug. 2018
  • The machine rumbled loudly, and Shatt wore protective earmuffs over his knit cap.
    — Jason Wilson, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2019
  • 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
  • So put on a warm hat and earmuffs, pour yourselves a glass of warm cider, and, uh, turn on some club music and bust out your dad-li-est dance moves, while listening to this week’s In the Limelight episode.
    — Josh Duboff, Vanities, 23 Mar. 2017
  • Although his friends initially mocked him, Lipsman writes, the earmuff caught on quickly.
    — Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 13 Mar. 2017
  • Although his friends initially mocked him, Lipsman writes, the earmuff caught on quickly.
    — Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 13 Mar. 2017
  • The Colombian singer wore flowers for earmuffs, and spread her arms to reveal rainbow day-glo tassels streaming from her elbows.
    — Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2023
  • These earmuffs that double as headphones UGGs, but make them headphones.
    — Amanda Tarlton, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2019
  • Some entrepreneurs sold Hello Kitty earmuffs for last-minute joiners.
    — Leslie Brody, WSJ, 21 Jan. 2017

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