How to Use casing in a Sentence

casing

noun
  • The meat is cut open from its casing and fried in a pan, then cooked into a scramble with eggs.
    Marco Torres, Chron, 9 June 2022
  • Perforations are the tiny holes in the casing of a well that produces oil or gas.
    Ian Palmer, Forbes, 27 June 2022
  • One 9-millimeter shell casing was found next to Roscoe’s body.
    Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 13 June 2022
  • When someone pulls the trigger, there are three markings that will be left on the casing — and their uniqueness is like a fingerprint.
    Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 20 June 2022
  • Five spent 9 mm bullet casings were found on the Blue Line after the shooting, Wood said.
    Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Their casings are breaking apart and releasing carcinogens into the seas.
    Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Also new are the Breguet hands and seconds subdial and the 38 mm casing — available in both steel and red gold.
    Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 15 June 2022
  • Grip the wheel—its rim is as fat as a German knackwurst, the leather as smooth as a sausage casing—and there's precious little feel that makes its way through.
    Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 8 June 2022
  • Techniques like curing and smoking are common, and some deli meats (including mortadella and bologna) are made with ground meat and spices that are piped into a casing then cooked.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2024
  • The speaker’s casing is waterproof with an IP67 rating.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Pistols are also now required to have microstamping technology, which places a forensic mark on any shell casing fired by a particular gun.
    Talal Ansari, WSJ, 18 June 2022
  • Traditional perforating is when perforations (perfs) are shot in a helical pattern, with lots of holes all around the casing.
    Ian Palmer, Forbes, 27 June 2022
  • Four bullet casings were found in the car, which means the gun was most likely fired from inside the vehicle and McCullough knew the shooter, police said in the affidavit.
    Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The chemicals are pressed to the surface by a series of rollers that resemble a miniature printing press, and toward the end of the line, the prepared sheets are cut into pieces, stacked, and pressed into a pouch-type casing.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 6 June 2022
  • Giardino said during the arraignment that the silencer was located in a cardboard box in Moreira’s bedroom, and that a shell casing was discovered on his bookcase.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2022
  • The fuse is set so for the grenade to go off as soon as the casing splits open.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 7 July 2022
  • Lazic loves to deep-fry the sausages briefly to crisp up the casing.
    Nick Kindelsperger, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The officers reached the scene and found 11 shell casings near one of the gas pumps.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Police found most of the casings at the scene on the ground where the driver’s door of Glover’s car had been.
    Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2024
  • One shell casing was in the windshield and the other was in the hood of the vehicle.
    Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 7 Nov. 2022
  • In all, more than 100 shell casings littered the streets.
    Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 8 June 2024
  • Shell casings were found by the side of the road along with the victim’s belongings.
    Andrew Paparella, ABC News, 2 Feb. 2024
  • About an hour later, Ephron returned to the scene and picked up two casings off the street.
    Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Cook sausage: Remove the casings from the Italian sausage links.
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2023
  • At least 60 shell casings were found in the area, the Sun-Times reported.
    Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2024
  • One of the concrete pits was full of empty shell casings.
    Sabra Ayres, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2024
  • The pressure change forces the bullet out of the casing and down the barrel toward the target.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 15 Apr. 2023
  • This time, the careful killer slipped up and left a partial print on a shell casing.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Plus, both the lining and the casing are dishwasher-safe.
    Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Inside the mall near the entrance, there were shell casings and a trail of blood that led to Wilson.
    The Indianapolis Star, 29 Feb. 2024

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