How to Use chain mail in a Sentence

chain mail

noun
  • If that doesn’t do the trick, reach for the chain mail scrubber.
    Samantha Rees, Vogue, 8 May 2021
  • It can be made of satin or chain mail and worn layered or sheer.
    Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Make a bold statement with this gold chain mail face mask.
    Elizabeth Wallace, CNN Underscored, 5 Nov. 2020
  • The walls are lined with a bronzed mesh that could be mistaken for chain mail.
    Curbed, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Her invitation was not lost in the mail—or the chain mail!
    Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 3 May 2018
  • Just make sure to only wash the mask lining and wipe down the outer chain mail.
    Elizabeth Wallace, CNN Underscored, 5 Nov. 2020
  • The letter made its way around the internet for years and is still around as chain mail.
    Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 27 Jan. 2017
  • Strangely, the sequins were a bit like mini bits of chain mail!
    Clarissa Cruz, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2022
  • Come with dice rather than weapons, and chain mail is optional.
    Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2022
  • Case in point: Charlene of Monaco, who made a splash at Versace’s Spring 2018 show in a chain mail dress.
    Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2017
  • In prototype form, the tire looks like pliable chain mail.
    Tony Markovich, Car and Driver, 1 Feb. 2018
  • Case in point: Liza Koshy showed up in a fabulous naked chain mail dress that was simply epic.
    Korin Miller, Women's Health, 24 Mar. 2023
  • If something is a bit tough to get off the pan, Wing may switch from a sponge to either a plastic or chain mail scrubber.
    Jessica Cherner, House Beautiful, 11 May 2023
  • That was certainly true of the chain mail links analyzed for the current study.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 5 May 2020
  • And if that isn’t surreal enough for you, Bad Bunny did it all while wearing chain mail.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2021
  • The Best New Artist winner paired her first Grammy award with silver hair to match her chain mail dress and bright blue eye liner.
    Jillian Ruffo, Peoplemag, 18 Dec. 2022
  • Crackpot ideas spread through chain mail and weird newsletters.
    New York Times, 13 Oct. 2017
  • In the end, my chaotic neutral Elf with the incomplete chain mail armor lost, badly.
    Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 8 Dec. 2018
  • Protect your hand from the oyster knife (you’ll need one) with a folded kitchen towel or a glove (Alvarado’s is made of chain mail).
    Malia Wollan, New York Times, 27 June 2018
  • As those gusts of cold air pierced the metal mesh of Patel’s chain mail in a way no sword could, did Armani know that his rider was more neophyte than knight?
    New York Times, 29 July 2021
  • In slinky chain mail, pouf-sleeves, and cascading trains, these were Quinn women reimagined for a walk down the aisle totally on their own terms.
    Steff Yotka, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2019
  • And although the variants have opened up gaps in that chain mail, the pliancy built into our bodies can at least buy time to repair them.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2021
  • The artists first sculpted the figures from plaster, then covered each with a layer of welded washers like rigid chain mail.
    Doug MacCash, NOLA.com, 27 Feb. 2018
  • The best silver outfits glimpsed so far: a guy in a glittery mariachi suit, a woman dressed as an alien superstar, and a dude in full chain mail.
    Jason Armond, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Pro tip: Pick up a chain mail scrubber for easy cleanup without stripping away your pan's seasoning.
    Condé Nast, WIRED, 12 July 2023
  • In one of the biggest style statements of the night, Blac Chyna arrived wearing a silver, two-piece chain mail-like ensemble.
    Jillian Ruffo, PEOPLE.com, 25 June 2018
  • There was also a delightful pair of short boots on which the heel was covered with free-hanging chain mail that appeared to shimmy and dance with each step.
    Adam Tschorn, latimes.com, 2 Mar. 2018
  • Surely, Poison Ruin knows that our soggy, pop-cultured brains are tired of sweaty beardos in chain mail.
    Chris Richards, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
  • There’s a Raiders fan in your family who spent $1,000 on chain mail and silver face-paint before the season began and is going to spend the day weeping softly in the garage.
    Jason Gay, WSJ, 19 Nov. 2018
  • Think: a dress boldly jacquarded with flowers, a chain mail-like top or an assertive bejeweled cross.
    Nancy Bilyeau, WSJ, 21 Sep. 2017

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