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  • noun Plural form of earplug.

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Examples

  • "Wearing earplugs is like putting a Do Not Disturb sign on you," she says.

    The New Rules Of Business Etiquette Susan Adams 2010

  • "Wearing earplugs is like putting a Do Not Disturb sign on you," she says.

    The New Rules Of Business Etiquette Susan Adams 2010

  • The hab is full of strange noises at night -- whirs and thumps and gurgles -- making sleep difficult, but eventually I put in earplugs and got a pretty solid night's rest, finally getting out of bed around 7: 00.

    MDRS-88 sol 2: Infant mortality 2010

  • "Wearing earplugs is like putting a Do Not Disturb sign on you," she says.

    The New Rules Of Business Etiquette Susan Adams 2010

  • Two comments: First for all the scoffers, no, the right way to insert earplugs is not obvious.

    Properly Insert Earplugs For Better Protection | Lifehacker Australia 2009

  • "Wearing earplugs is like putting a Do Not Disturb sign on you," she says.

    The New Rules Of Business Etiquette Susan Adams 2010

  • After a while I fashioned some earplugs from a wadded up napkin, but the music was so loud it vibrated my chest.

    Oceano Pacifico 2001

  • After a while I fashioned some earplugs from a wadded up napkin, but the music was so loud it vibrated my chest.

    Oceano Pacifico 2001

  • Already have an iPod mini and, other than the fact that my earplugs are already pulling apart after 3 months, I love it.

    04/24/2005 2005

  • I don’t like the idea of earplugs even if you don’t have children, you could sleep through something very important like a smoke/fire alarm or an emergency phone call.

    tapage nocturne 2007

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