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How to use mitten in a sentence

21 example sentences · noun, verb

Mitten means a type of glove or garment that covers a hand with a separate sheath for the thumb, but not for other fingers, which are either enclosed in a single section or left uncovered. Example: “I blocked the mittens by wetting them and pinning them to a shaped piece of cardboard.”

Examples of mitten by meaning

nounA romantic rejection; dismissal of a lover.

  • to give someone the mitten; to get the mitten

verbTo dress in mittens; to put a mitten on.

  • He mittened his hand and beat it violently for a minute before exposing it to the frost to strike a match.1911 August, Jack London, “[Smoke Bellew] Tale Three: The Stampede to Squaw Creek”, in Cosmopolitan, volume LI, number 3, New York, N.Y....

More sentences with mitten

  • I blocked the mittens by wetting them and pinning them to a shaped piece of cardboard.From the entry block
  • A tiny paw pokes out, an itty-bitty murder mitten tipped with filthy sharp claws.2025, Brittany Kelley, Relationship Goals, page 141. From the entry murder mitten
  • Mittens shouted into the vent near the ceiling from her upper bunk, “They loose-lipped.2020 December 11, Karen Andrea Campbell, Falling: Hard Lessons and the Redemption of the Woman Next Door, Book Baby, →ISBN. From the entry drilldo
  • She is currently working on reproducing a medieval nalbound mitten from Ribe, Denmark.2015, Robin Netherton, Gale R. Owen-Crocker, Monica L. Wright, Medieval Clothing and Textiles, Boydell & Brewer Ltd, →ISBN. From the entry nalbound
  • A combination of both gloves and mittens, glittens claim to have the best of both worlds.2012 January 16, Meghan O'Neill, “Mittens VS Gloves: The Battle Continues”, in The Gloss, archived from the original on 19 Dec 2016. From the entry glitten
  • A consignment of catfur mittens had been lost in transit to the colony on Tejat III.2011, E.C. Tubb, Stellar Assignment, →ISBN. From the entry catfur
  • Brocade mitten with the characters: Yen Nien Yi Shou 1st-2nd century A.D. (Eastern Han) Length 24 cm.1975, The Chinese Exhibition A pictorial record of the Exhibition of Archaeological Finds of The People's Republic of China, Burd & Fletcher. From the entry Minfeng
  • I've had kid mittens before from the Christmas tree, but never real kid gloves with five fingers.1912, Jean Webster, Daddy-Long-Legs: Letter 3. From the entry kid
  • Check out this ancient craft-making technique that uses a single knitting-needle to create hats, gloves and mittens out of wool.2019 September 30, Doug Johnson, “Upcoming events: A look at senior-friendly events happening in October”, in Edmonton Journal, Edmonton…. From the entry knitting-needle
  • “Invasivore” diets were increasingly encouraged as a hopeful means of controlling unwanted species like lionfish, Asian carp, and green mitten crabs.2012, Larry Perez, Snake in the Grass: An Everglades Invasion, Pineapple Press, →ISBN, page 97. From the entry invasivore
  • Use the bonnet as a mitten to buff in the crevices and other areas that the power buffer can't reach.2008, The Editors of Popular Mechanics, Popular Mechanics Complete Car Care Manual, page 297. From the entry bonnet
  • Aasha had seen pictures of people ice-skating in the wintertime, two by two in fur-trimmed hoods and mittens.2008, Preeta Samarasan, Evening is the Whole Day, Fourth Estate, page 294. From the entry ice-skate
  • Mittens likes to 'talk' to people.1997 April 7, David Arnett <darnett@interlog.com>, “Re: Funny story (very short!)”, in rec.pets.cats.anecdotes (Usenet), via Google…. From the entry mrrp
  • They warmed their hands for the last time, pulled on their mittens, and mushed the dogs over the bank and down to the river-trail.1910, Jack London, Burning Daylight, part 1 chapter 4. From the entry mush
  • A whisper of the gold-rush had reached his ears, and he had come with several bales of furs, and another of gut-sewn mittens and moccasins.1906 May–October, Jack London, chapter I, in White Fang, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., published October…. From the entry gold rush
  • Rabbit was a widow; she earned her living by knitting rabbit-wool mittens and muffetees (I once bought a pair at a bazaar).1904, Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Benjamin Bunny. From the entry muffetee
  • It’s standard for Norwegian kindergartens to have rows of cubbies just inside the door, each storing layers of spare clothes, including rain and snow gear and boots and mittens.2024, Jackie Mader, In Norway, having a joyful, secure childhood is a right enshrined into law, in: The Christian Science Monitor, October…. From the entry cubby
  • They went into the snow porch, tamped the ice off their boots and removed their three layers of mittens and gloves, their snow goggles, hats and parkas.2012, M. J. McGrath, The Boy in the Snow, →ISBN. From the entry snow porch
  • Spurs in the navy shirts with yellow shorts (as QPR played in white shorts), many of the players wearing red mittens to keep their pandies warm!2005 June 29, DannyT, “Daft New Shirts Q”, in alt.sports.spurs (Usenet). From the entry pandy

Meaning of mitten

  1. noun A type of glove or garment that covers a hand with a separate sheath for the thumb, but not for other fingers, which are either enclosed in a single section or left uncovered.
  2. noun The paw of a cat or dog that is of a different color from the main body.
  3. noun A romantic rejection; dismissal of a lover.

Full definition of mitten

Questions about mitten in a sentence

How do you use mitten in a sentence?
Mitten is used as a noun and verb. For example: “I blocked the mittens by wetting them and pinning them to a shaped piece of cardboard.”
What is a short sentence with mitten?
“Mittens likes to 'talk' to people.”
What does mitten mean?
Mitten means a type of glove or garment that covers a hand with a separate sheath for the thumb, but not for other fingers, which are either enclosed in a single section or left uncovered.

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