How to Use O-ring in a Sentence

O-ring

noun
  • There's a single O-ring in here that keeps it at least in shallow pressure.
    David Pogue, CBS News, 25 June 2023
  • Cartridge: Replace the O-rings on the cartridge or replace the cartridge entirely.
    Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 30 June 2023
  • Once your bag is in the diaper pail, simply unlock the lid, slide back the opening using the O-ring, and toss your diaper into it.
    Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 26 July 2023
  • The keg includes an airtight cap, a CO2 regulator, stainless steel spear, tap and handle and an extra set of O-rings.
    Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 21 June 2023
  • Boeing advised airlines in November about the issue, which has been traced to an O-ring seal and described as a slow leak — about 8 ounces of water per hour.
    CBS News, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The strapless top features a cut-out O-ring center that ties in the front for added detail with a solid band that wraps around the back, and the high-waisted bottoms boast a cheeky cut with adjustable tie strings on the side.
    Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The company said an O-ring in the antilock brake motor shaft can lose sealing strength over time due to the presence of moisture, dirt and dissolved metals in the brake fluid, causing leaks.
    Tom Krisher, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The automakers said an O-ring in the antilock brake motor shaft can lose sealing strength over time due to the presence of moisture, dirt and dissolved metals in the brake fluid, causing leaks.
    Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Because its dust control is so good (owing to a rubber O-ring seal on the dust port, good airflow, and an airtight dust canister), less dust stays on the surface to get ground into the abrasive pad.
    Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Its gas action cushions the blow of hard-recoiling slugs, although some knocked the system for its pickiness with light loads and the need to occasionally replace the O-rings.
    Tony Hansen, Outdoor Life, 22 June 2023
  • The O-ring is a nice middle size, big enough to accommodate mostly smaller and moderately sized dildos.
    Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2023
  • The O-ring is a nice middle-size, big enough to accommodate mostly smaller and moderately-sized dildos.
    WIRED, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Glue was coming away from the seams of ballast bags, and mounting bolts threatened to rupture them; both sealing faces had errant plunge holes and O-ring grooves that deviated from standard design parameters.
    Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 1 July 2023
  • Rubber O-rings that separated sections of the shuttle’s solid-rocket boosters contracted in cold weather and malfunctioned, causing a nightmarish explosion moments after launch.
    Matthew Beddingfield, Scientific American, 28 Apr. 2023

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