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in glass vs with glass

Both "in glass" and "with glass" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "In glass" is used to describe something contained or enclosed by glass, while "with glass" is used to indicate the material or tool used to hold or serve something.

Last updated: March 31, 2024 • 1569 views

in glass

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to describe something contained or enclosed by glass.

Use "in glass" when you want to indicate that something is inside a glass container or enclosed by glass.

Examples:

  • The flowers were arranged beautifully in glass vases.
  • I prefer to drink my orange juice in a glass.
  • The fish tank was made of glass.
  • She found a message in a bottle made of glass.
  • The dessert was served in glass bowls.
  • I have had her encased in glass.
  • He had a little garden down at the bottom enclosed in glass, like a greenhouse.
  • Alkalines aggressively attack and break down the silica in glass.
  • And the card encased in glass.
  • Optical glasses shall be manufactured in glass with low internal stress.
  • Sabina protected designation of origin extra virgin olive oil must be bottled for release for consumption in glass, stainless metal or ceramic containers of a maximum capacity of 5 litres.
  • I thought it was really cool how you grounded the circuits in glass.
  • Honey must be kept in glass containers.
  • Lead in glass of cathode ray tubes
  • Lead in glass of fluorescent tubes not exceeding 0,2 % by weight
  • Standard laboratory equipment and small mortar in glass or porcelain with pestle
  • Water which has been double distilled in glass or quartz apparatus should be employed as the eluent.
  • The quantity used for production is minimal, and its environmental risk, since it is contained in glass, relatively small.
  • He broke a lamp on the wall so he was swimming in glass fragments with only his underwear, so he was rather bloody.
  • Inside the tree, encased in glass, is the card with the signature.
  • Lead oxide in glass used for bonding front and rear substrates of flat fluorescent lamps used for Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs)
  • This layer shall have a mass content in glass of less than 30 % and shall be capable of withstanding exterior conditions, in particular the occasional contact with the substance to be carried.
  • Lead in glass of cathode ray tubes, light bulbs and fluorescent tubes
  • The powders come in glass vials.
  • We need to contain the gas in glass bottles.

Alternatives:

  • in a glass
  • inside a glass
  • enclosed by glass
  • within a glass container
  • contained in glass

with glass

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate the material or tool used to hold or serve something.

Use "with glass" when you want to specify that something is being held, served, or made of glass.

Examples:

  • She drank her water with a glass.
  • The table was decorated with glass vases.
  • He cut the cake with a glass knife.
  • The window was replaced with glass panes.
  • The artist painted with glass beads.
  • It's dangerous to play with glass.
  • Your only option with glass is a cutter.
  • So like I said, the way that you go through and build on the game layer is not with glass and steel and cement.
  • What rhymes with glass?
  • It's a conference room with glass walls.
  • When comparing PET yoghurt pots with glass, the environmental audit came to the surprising conclusion that disposable glass was better than disposable PET.
  • "Don't scratch with glass, or you'll take it up the..."
  • When diluted in glucose 50 mg/ ml (5%) solution for infusion, Filgrastim ratiopharm is compatible with glass and a variety of plastics including PVC, polyolefin (a co-polymer of polypropylene and polyethylene) and polypropylene.
  • When diluted in glucose 50 mg/ ml (5%) solution, filgrastim is compatible with glass and a variety of plastics including polyvinylchloride, polyolefin (a copolymer of polypropylene and polyethylene) and polypropylene.
  • When diluted in glucose 50 mg/ ml (5%) solution for infusion, Biograstim is compatible with glass and a variety of plastics including PVC, polyolefin (a co-polymer of polypropylene and polyethylene) and polypropylene.
  • When diluted in glucose 50 mg/ ml (5%) solution for infusion, Biograstim is compatible with glass and a variety of plastics including PVC, polyolefin (a co-polymer of polypropylene and polyethylene) and polypropylene.
  • When diluted in glucose 50 mg/ ml (5%) solution for infusion, Filgrastim ratiopharm is compatible with glass and a variety of plastics including PVC, polyolefin (a co-polymer of polypropylene and polyethylene) and polypropylene.
  • When diluted in glucose 50 mg/ ml (5%) solution for infusion, Ratiograstim is compatible with glass and a variety of plastics including PVC, polyolefin (a co-polymer of polypropylene and polyethylene) and polypropylene.
  • What rhymes with glass?
  • Windows with glass instead of trash bags!
  • Keeps them in cases with glass tops.
  • It's a thermosetting silicon adhesive with glass cloth backing.
  • APPARATUS 5.1. pH meter with glass electrode 5.2.
  • Just abrasions on her hands with glass splinters embedded.
  • And Jodie was found with glass splinters in her hands.

Alternatives:

  • using glass
  • made of glass
  • served in glass
  • held in a glass
  • decorated with glass

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