How to Use adhesive tape in a Sentence
adhesive tape
noun-
Use low-adhesive tape to secure the picture to the mat.
— Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 11 June 2021 -
Their hands were bound with adhesive tape and their mouths stuffed with socks from a nearby dresser.
— Chelsea Curtis, The Arizona Republic, 15 Nov. 2022 -
After cutting the plastic sheet to the size of your window, apply adhesive tape around the window frame and use a hairdryer to seal the film to the tape.
— Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2022 -
Sewing through adhesive tape does not work well and can ruin your needle.
— Sonja Carmon, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2021 -
The installation process is easy thanks to the self-adhesive tape along the back of the strip, and there’s an easy on/off switch that also has a dimming option.
— Popular Science, 30 Mar. 2020 -
Bears rookie quarterback Mitch Trubisky will be used mostly to use his height to get the adhesive tape off the top shelf.
— Bernie Lincicome, chicagotribune.com, 1 Sep. 2017 -
The ghostly outlines of adhesive tape are visible along the binder.
— Tim Carman, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2022 -
The Sjömärke comes with a six-foot-long cable, 4 strips of double-sided adhesive tape, and 2 marker stickers.
— Jacob Siegal, BGR, 20 Sep. 2021 -
YouTube videos about taping your mouth closed with specialized adhesive tape have racked up tens of thousands of views.
— Jen Rose Smith and Illustrations By Max Pepper, CNN, 20 Aug. 2020 -
The players previously said Bancroft used a piece of yellow adhesive tape covered with dirt to rub on the ball.
— Gerald Imray, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2018 -
The needle pulls out and leaves behind a small plastic cannula held in place with a circle of adhesive tape attached to tubing that runs to my pump.
— Sue Campbell, Good Housekeeping, 7 Mar. 2016 -
While adhesive tape may take more work to make into a backless bra, the upside is that it can be completely customized to fit your needs.
— Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping, 11 July 2022 -
Home remedies include placing and ripping off adhesive tape over the sting to remove the spines, then applying ice packs.
— Rebecca Hennes, Houston Chronicle, 6 Apr. 2020 -
That’s the prescription from La Jolla’s DermTech, which offers skin tests for melanoma using a special adhesive tape.
— Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 Mar. 2018 -
The zappers come with all the hardware required for wall installation—either with both screws or adhesive tape.
— Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Mar. 2023 -
When attaching ribbons to fabric, either stitch (like on the pillowcases) or use iron-on adhesive tape (like on the shams).
— Sonja Carmon, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2021 -
This has self-adhesive tape, making each one easier to install.
— Chris Hachey, BGR, 26 Apr. 2021 -
Easy to install with heavy-duty adhesive tape or screws (both included), these lights provide long-lasting brightness with a 3000K warm glow.
— Adria Greenhauff, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2023 -
Paper clips These come in handy to create a temporary zipper pull, necklace clasp or, with some adhesive tape, splint for a broken finger or toe.
— Laura Daily, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2024 -
These are usually mounted with screws, but can sometimes be mounted with adhesive tape.
— Gabriel Morgan, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Dec. 2022 -
Entry sensors and motion sensors use regular AAA batteries and adhesive tape to stick to doors and walls.
— Dallas News, 6 Jan. 2022 -
Australian tree frogs hang from tilted surfaces using the same physics as adhesive tape, experiments have found.
— Becky Summers, Scientific American, 16 Jan. 2013 -
Police recovered the package and found two Connecticut license plates that had been altered with adhesive tape.
— Dave Altimari, courant.com, 16 June 2019 -
The researchers found that this splaying behavior is rooted in the same physical principle that applies to adhesive tape.
— Becky Summers, Scientific American, 16 Jan. 2013 -
These items include a set of spatulas, spackle, adhesive tape (including painter’s tape), super glue, and pencils.
— Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2022 -
These items include a set of spatulas, spackle, adhesive tape (including painter’s tape), super glue, and pencils.
— Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Jan. 2024 -
Virginia Tech also recommends using creams and lotions with steroids and quickly applying and removing adhesive tape to the area.
— Giulia Heyward and Saeed Ahmed, CNN, 8 Oct. 2020 -
Installation is easy with adhesive tape or screws (both included).
— Adria Greenhauff, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2022 -
Yamagami made multiple types of guns with iron pipes that were wrapped in adhesive tape, Japan's public broadcaster NHK reported, citing the police.
— Helen Regan, Emiko Jozuka and Mayumi Maruyama, CNN, 9 July 2022 -
The first aid kit should include items such as antihistamine (oral and creams), ace bandages, adhesive bandages of all sizes, antibiotic cream, anesthetic spray or lotion, exam gloves, tweezers, non-adhesive pads and adhesive tape.
— Cindy Krischer Goodman, sun-sentinel.com, 29 Aug. 2019
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