How to Use helmet in a Sentence

helmet

noun
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  • Plonk, plonk, plonk goes the helmet, down the stairs of the temple of their love.
    — Harper's BAZAAR, 27 June 2023
  • Lights on the front of your bike and the back, lights on your helmet, lights on your wheels.
    — Judy Berlfein, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Nov. 2023
  • The Spartan logo on the side of the helmet appears to be white, as well.
    — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 29 July 2023
  • With a nod to their storied past, the Browns will wear white helmets for the first time since 1951.
    — Tom Withers, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2023
  • The rider, who was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, died of his injuries.
    — Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Just give me a uniform, or at just least like a helmet.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2024
  • That’s certain to make the grin under your helmet even wider.
    — Angus MacKenzie, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2023
  • The helmet has a stand for display, and a battery is required.
    — Chuong Nguyen, Ars Technica, 1 May 2023
  • India is the guy who signed off on crowning a home-run hitter with the Viking helmet in the dugout.
    — Jason Williams, The Enquirer, 8 Aug. 2023
  • In fact, the cold may have made Mahomes' helmet brittle enough that a hit in the third quarter knocked a chunk of the plastic shell from it.
    — CBS News, 13 Jan. 2024
  • The Bengals made the decision to switch to the striped helmets in 1980 the same year I was born coincidence?
    — Mohammad Ahmad, cleveland, 23 July 2023
  • His dark curls spill out of the bottom of his helmet and sometimes poke like pigtails out of vents on top.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2023
  • If not for his glasses, his first choice would have been to wear his Boba Fett helmet.
    — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2023
  • Without the helmet, I’d have been gravely injured: a bloody 170 pounds of dead weight dangling from the rope.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023
  • The ball bounced off his helmet and Aiyuk, who was already taking a spill, snatched the ball with one hand and hauled in a ridiculous catch.
    — Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Tickets include a helmet rental and skates and can be purchased at the rink or online.
    — The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Additionally, a baby helmet is used to change the shape of the skull.
    — Maria Carter, Parents, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Now, a single tweet from Kelce could have Swifties swapping out their helmets for hoops.
    — David Wysong, The Enquirer, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The frames stayed comfortable even when worn with a stocking cap or bike helmet.
    — Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 2023
  • The new helmet veers from the team's typical silver helmets, and for the first time, goes with the team's Honolulu Blue.
    — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 21 June 2023
  • The back-of-head style can be layered over a hat and worn with other headwear, like a bike helmet or headphones.
    — Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Raising one arm up to the sky, Bailey — who was wearing Gymshark gear and a helmet — was seen posing in front of the blue ocean in a grassy area.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Helmet Stripe: On the dog's forehead is a center stripe in reference to the team's helmets.
    — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 13 June 2023
  • Mahomes, 28, suffered a cracked helmet during the ice-cold matchup.
    — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The helmet straps must always be buckled, but not too tightly.
    — Eileen Ogintz, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2023
  • Around the Carondelet Palace — where the president lives — the streets were blocked off by soldiers in helmets, gripping guns.
    — Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Store bikes on hooks with helmets, cycling shoes, and a tire pump on nearby floating shelves.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The Diamondbacks’ Josh Rojas slammed his helmet on the ground beside home plate, then trudged back to the dugout in the fifth inning.
    — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2023
  • The rover set comes three astronaut figures equipped with helmets and packs.
    — Tom Price, Popular Mechanics, 10 July 2023
  • As the runway appeared below, the pilots put on their helmets.
    — Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2023

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