How to Use oxygen mask in a Sentence

oxygen mask

noun
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  • Air masks, the oxygen masks dropped from the top of the plane.
    — Ashley Boucher, PEOPLE.com, 20 Sep. 2019
  • The plane jolted a bit and then the oxygen mask fell down.
    — Jay Blackman, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The patient was passed out, her oxygen mask on the floor.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2023
  • Shrapnel from the engine left a hole above the wing, and the oxygen masks dropped.
    — Caitlin Keating, PEOPLE.com, 18 Apr. 2018
  • The nurse slapped an oxygen mask over her nose and mouth and reached out to the doctor in charge.
    — New York Times, 4 Aug. 2022
  • His eye was swollen shut in the video, and he was seen breathing out of an oxygen mask at the time.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Each kit has three sizes of oxygen masks to fit any size dog or cat.
    — Shirley MacFarland, cleveland.com, 16 Feb. 2018
  • So don’t feel guilty putting your own oxygen mask on first.
    — Jaime Taets, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
  • And the safety briefing on how to use oxygen masks and life vests?
    — Bobby Laurie, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The actor’s eye was swollen shut in the video, and he was seen breathing out of an oxygen mask.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 17 Jan. 2023
  • In the hospital, a nurse strapped an oxygen mask to my face.
    — Courtney Lund O'Neil, Parents, 18 Sep. 2023
  • First, the pilots put on their own oxygen masks, and make sure the air is flowing.
    — Jack Stewart, WIRED, 17 Apr. 2018
  • Renner’s eye was swollen shut in the video, and he was seen breathing out of an oxygen mask at the time.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Nurses rushed in and placed an oxygen mask over her face.
    — Naomi Martin, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Jan. 2020
  • We’re told as parents to put our oxygen masks on first.
    — Amy Joyce, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Why do pilots tell you to put your own oxygen mask on first?
    — Holly Corbett, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2021
  • The surfer was given an oxygen mask to keep him conscious, Pereira said.
    — Aric Chokey, Sun-Sentinel.com, 24 Sep. 2017
  • Kelsey lay in the delivery room, an oxygen mask strapped over her nose and mouth.
    — Mark Johnson, jsonline.com, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Midway through the show, the band exited the stage as Healy sat down on the couch, put on an oxygen mask and rubbed his crotch.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 8 Nov. 2022
  • The last scene in the skit is of the man on a stretcher convulsing with a stained mouth covered by an oxygen mask.
    — Madeleine Marr, miamiherald, 10 Jan. 2018
  • An oxygen mask placed tightly over her face was filled with smoke.
    — Tabassum Barnagarwala, Quartz, 13 Apr. 2022
  • Passengers were seen wearing oxygen masks and the night sky even peeked out through the gap in some clips.
    — Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024
  • In those cases, though, the key lies in techniques like rescue breathing and the use of oxygen masks.
    — Lev Facher, STAT, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Max 9, leaving a gaping hole in the left side of the aircraft and causing oxygen masks to drop from the ceiling.
    — Eden Villalovas, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Phones and other items were sucked out of the window as oxygen masks deployed.
    — Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The remnants of a first-aid kit, including bloodied gauze and an oxygen mask, were strewn in the middle of the street.
    — oregonlive, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Stretched on the sidewalk were a half-dozen victims, stunned, listless, in shock, some with oxygen masks.
    — Christopher Ketcham, Harper's magazine, 22 July 2019
  • Michael was sitting up in a chair, wearing an oxygen mask.
    — Anna Kuchment, Dallas News, 25 Apr. 2020
  • The woman, who is dressed in a blue hospital gown, struggles to breathe, but there is no oxygen mask over her face and no doctor nearby.
    — Rozina Ali, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2020
  • The incident left a gaping hole in the side of the plane, sending oxygen masks falling from the ceiling, tearing off clothing and ripping phones out of passengers’ hands and hurling them into the darkness.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN, 6 Aug. 2024

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