How to Use catalytic converter in a Sentence

catalytic converter

noun

• The man had a catalytic converter next to him on the ground.
  — cleveland, 23 Apr. 2021
• In fact, all of that idling is bad for the catalytic converter.
  — oregonlive, 22 Feb. 2023
• This comes as part of a surge in catalytic converter thefts over the past two years.
  — Adam Terro, The Arizona Republic, 2 Feb. 2022
• There has been a rise of catalytic converter thefts over the past two years.
  — Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 2 Mar. 2022
• There has been a rise in catalytic converter thefts over the past two years.
  — Adam Terro, The Arizona Republic, 27 May 2022
• The catalytic converter was stolen off a 2005 Toyota Prius that had been left parked in the street overnight.
  — La Cañada Valley Sun, 17 July 2019
• The owner of the truck told police a portion of the catalytic converter had been cut through.
  — Star Tribune, 22 May 2021
• The victim had a rental car that had been parked in the lot for the Hampton Inn when the catalytic converter was cut from the bottom of the vehicle.
  — cleveland, 19 Aug. 2023
• My first guess would be that a heat shield around your catalytic converter is loose and that’s what’s rattling.
  — Ray Magliozzi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2022
• Police found that the suspect had stolen the catalytic converter from a parked car.
  — cleveland, 25 Oct. 2019
• Here’s what to know about catalytic converter thefts and how to prevent them.
  — Ashley R. Williams, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2022
• Yep, one of the biggest stories in autodom this year was the rising rate of catalytic converter theft.
  — Car and Driver, 26 Dec. 2022
• Many catalytic converter thefts happen in home driveways or in front of the home.
  — Michael Harley, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
• The call from four hours ago, reporting a catalytic converter theft, would have to wait.
  — Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 May 2021
• The muffler can be damaged or ripped out with the catalytic converter.
  — David Hodari, WSJ, 10 Feb. 2019
• Thanks to the catalytic converter in their cars, most people have an idea of what catalysis is.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 8 Mar. 2023
• Sali declined to comment on the shooting and whether Lujano saw a gun on the man stealing the catalytic converter.
  — oregonlive, 9 Oct. 2021
• Thieves need less than two minutes to jack up a small car, get under it and then cut off the catalytic converter, Riddick said.
  — Don Stacom, courant.com, 13 Aug. 2021
• The previous night, someone cut off the catalytic converter from one of their Chevy work vans.
  — Bruce Geiselman, cleveland, 27 Dec. 2019
• The mechanic said his car no longer had a catalytic converter on it.
  — cleveland, 28 Feb. 2022
• The truck was stripped and was missing the ignition and catalytic converter.
  — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
• Overnight, a thief had swiped the car’s catalytic converter from the parking lot of her Valley Ranch apartment in Irving.
  — Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 5 Mar. 2021
• Police took a report June 1 about a catalytic converter being stolen over the weekend from a car parked in a lot.
  — Bruce Geiselman, cleveland, 13 June 2020
• The shop soon realized the catalytic converter had been cut off.
  — Bruce Geiselman, cleveland, 2 Jan. 2021
• The officer who took the theft report came to the scene of the traffic stop and was able to identify the catalytic converter as the one reported stolen.
  — Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2019
• The shields are among new products car owners are turning to to guard against catalytic converter thefts.
  — Tim Harlow, Star Tribune, 19 Feb. 2021
• The biggest clues your catalytic converter might have been stolen?
  — Nick Kurczewski, Car and Driver, 15 June 2022
• The world needs rare earths—the minerals used in magnets, to missiles and catalytic converters.
  — Katherine Dunn, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2019
• Meanwhile, Mercer is about to encounter a father and son (Liotta and Eastwood) who are aiming to steal catalytic converters from the factory where Mercer works.
  — Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 July 2024
• For the most part, the catalytic converters end up getting sold to recycling companies that strip out the materials to make new catalytic converters.
  — Cnn.com, The Mercury News, 30 May 2024

Last Updated: 18 Nov 2024