How to Use under glass in a Sentence

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  • Thomas also kept Margaret’s drawings under glass on his desk, Leo told the New Yorker.
    Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 5 May 2023
  • Thomas also kept Margaret’s drawings under glass on his desk, Leo told the New Yorker.
    Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 5 May 2023
  • Just as impressive as this design, is the 8.0-liter W-16 engine that powers it and is displayed under glass.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2021
  • Also under glass are today’s cards, which often include more than just a photo and a player’s stats.
    cleveland, 17 Sep. 2021
  • Discoloration: The image was not placed under glass until 1647.
    Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 9 Dec. 2022
  • The Constitution will still be under glass in Washington.
    Matthew Sitman, The New Republic, 6 Dec. 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Presiding over the room is a 1938 painting by his father depicting a woman selling taxidermied specimens, and propped up on ledges are real butterflies pinned under glass.
    Laura May Todd, New York Times, 4 Nov. 2022
  • 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

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