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How to use layer in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Layer means a single thickness of some material covering a surface. Example: “Wrap the loaf in two layers of aluminum foil before putting it in the oven.”

Examples of layer by meaning

nounA single thickness of some material covering a surface.

  • Wrap the loaf in two layers of aluminum foil before putting it in the oven.
  • After the first coat of paint dried, he applied another layer.

nounAn item of clothing worn under or over another.

  • It's cold now but it will warm up this afternoon. Make sure you wear layers.

nounA (usually) horizontal deposit; a stratum.

  • I find seven-layer cake a bit too rich.
  • Sometimes, the underlying layers are exposed by erosion, revealing the story of the rocks like an open book.2012, Chinle Miller, In Mesozoic Lands: The Mesozoic Geology of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Kindle edition

nounOne of the items in a hierarchy.

  • mired in layers of deceit
  • Right above the database access layer sits a number cruncher that performs any calculations that a particular request may require, such as computing a standard deviation.2001, C/C++ Users Journal, volume 19, page 38

verbTo arrange in layers.

  • Layer the ribbons on top of one another to make an attractive pattern.

nounA mature female bird, insect, etc. that is able to lay eggs.

  • As for which hen we'll cull for next Sunday's dinner, we certainly won't eat Henrietta yet — she's still a prime layer.
  • When dealing with an infestation of headlice, the first step is to eliminate the layers.

nounA hen kept to lay eggs; a breed of chicken bred to maximize laying output.

  • We keep a flock of layers and flock of broilers.
  • “It may be she took a few cockerels out of this flock, looking on them as meat.” “Yes, and replaced them with pullets that will be layers,” Ma guessed.1941, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little Town on the Prairie

More sentences with layer

  • The human body is a complex system made up of many layers.From the entry complex
  • The frying pan was coated with a layer of non-stick material, making it easier to wash.From the entry coat
  • See how there's another layer of metal there? That's not factory.From the entry factory
  • The encapsulation layer adds an eight-byte header and a two-byte trailer to each packet.From the entry trailer
  • The socket communications layer is agnostic with regard to its underlying transport mechanism—it is “transport-agnostic”.From the entry agnostic
  • A week after he was burned, a layer of skin on his arm sloughed off.From the entry slough
  • Our flannelettes provide an extra layer between the underquilt and sheets.From the entry flannelette
  • A mixture of oil, water, and mercury forms three immiscible layers.From the entry immiscible
  • A flutter of snow covered the landscape in a thin layer of white.From the entry flutter
  • A laminated arch is a timber arch made of layers of bent planks secured by treenails.From the entry laminated
  • In this cut you can see how the sedimentary rock layers have been clearly stratified.From the entry stratify
  • After several sandpaperings, the surface was ready for a new layer of paint.From the entry sandpapering
  • The tablespace provides a layer of abstraction between physical and logical data.From the entry tablespace
  • The figure shows a nephogram of the stress in the outer layer of the pipe.From the entry nephogram
  • She had a caked-up face after applying all layers of the blusher.From the entry caked up
  • I received a +2 for one of my solves because the top layer was misaligned.From the entry +2
  • The new sediment layers overlie the older rock formations.From the entry overlie
  • A fresh layer of snow blanketed the area.From the entry blanket
  • There was a deep layer of dust on the floor; the room had not been disturbed for many years.From the entry deep
  • This ring is plated with a thin layer of gold.From the entry plate
  • He finished the cabinet with two more layers of polyurethane.From the entry finished
  • Geologists noted a discontinuity between the two rock layers.From the entry discontinuity
  • Due to the thin layer of snow on the ground the frost line has penetrated unusually deep this year.From the entry frost line
  • They passed through the murky nepheloid layer.From the entry nepheloid
  • A surgical wound may partially or completely dehisce after surgery, depending upon whether some or all of the layers of tissue come open.From the entry dehisce
  • Water damage caused the plywood of the floor to delaminate. The layers came apart and the whole piece had to be replaced.From the entry delaminate
  • IP in IP is an unusual mechanism: not only does it use two network layers, it uses the same protocol on both.From the entry IP in IP
  • Looking at the imprint his hand had left on the visible layer of dust, he realized his home would certainly not pass his mother's white glove test.From the entry white glove test

Meaning of layer

  1. noun A single thickness of some material covering a surface.
  2. noun An item of clothing worn under or over another.
  3. noun A (usually) horizontal deposit; a stratum.

Full definition of layer

Questions about layer in a sentence

How do you use layer in a sentence?
Layer is used as a noun and verb. For example: “Wrap the loaf in two layers of aluminum foil before putting it in the oven.”
What is a short sentence with layer?
“mired in layers of deceit”
What does layer mean?
Layer means a single thickness of some material covering a surface.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: layer (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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