How to Use compressed air in a Sentence

compressed air

noun
  • Use a can of compressed air to clear the crumbs from the surface.
    Paul Sarconi, WIRED, 24 Apr. 2018
  • The compressed air stays compressed, and the oxygen in the air does not react with the salt.
    Molly A. Seltzer, Smithsonian, 4 Aug. 2017
  • The man was found beside 22 aerosol cans of compressed air and had one in his mouth.
    Kashmira Gander, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2018
  • The heated compressed air passed out of the engine through the jet nozzle.
    Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, 22 Mar. 2018
  • Between shows, they are lifted 3/8 of an inch off the ground on a bed of compressed air.
    Blair Kamin, chicagotribune.com, 20 Sep. 2017
  • But when a high tide threatens, the water is pushed out by compressed air that’s pumped in.
    Marcello Rossi, WIRED, 5 Apr. 2018
  • All that’s needed for their use is a 110-volt plug and a compressed air supply.
    Sabrina Eaton, cleveland, 14 Apr. 2020
  • The process is reversed when the compressed air is used to produce power.
    Akshat Rathi, Quartz, 19 Sep. 2019
  • Cave divers often wear their compressed air tanks on the side of their body instead of on their backs.
    John Ismay, New York Times, 10 July 2018
  • Also grab a can of compressed air to get dust out of vents and ports in a computer or phone.
    Alexander George, Popular Mechanics, 26 Jan. 2018
  • Avoid cans of compressed air though, as the pressure can interfere with the insides of your phone.
    David Nield, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2020
  • Officers arrived to find the man holding a can of compressed air to his mouth.
    Bruce Geiselman, cleveland.com, 7 Apr. 2018
  • The compressed air is rated at 100 psi, which can fill basketballs and car tires.
    Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics, 29 Dec. 2015
  • Each boy was fitted with a face mask connected to a compressed air tank.
    Shibani Mahtani, Washington Post, 9 July 2018
  • This snow is created by spraying a fine mist of water and compressed air over the course.
    Maya Wei-Haas, Smithsonian, 1 Feb. 2018
  • The roof crashed to the ground with such velocity and force that the windows and doors of the theater were blown out by the compressed air inside the auditorium.
    Kevin Ambrose, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2018
  • The company is testing controls that use compressed air rather than gas.
    Clifford Krauss, New York Times, 25 Sep. 2017
  • When the airguns open, compressed air pushes on the seawater, creating a sound wave that travels through the Earth.
    Emilie Hooft, The Conversation, 24 June 2019
  • The force behind this river of air, however, does change, with the volume of falling, compressed air and the changing contours of the ice surface.
    Barry Lopez, Harper's magazine, 10 Jan. 2019
  • When there’s a need for energy, release the compressed air to turn a turbine and ship power to Los Angeles.
    Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2019
  • Use compressed air and a soft-bristle toothbrush or cotton swab to free large particles such as dust or crumbs from between the keys.
    Helen Carefoot, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2019
  • The cameras reside in a glass enclosure onto which compressed air is blown to clear rain, bugs or fogging.
    Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, 23 Mar. 2016
  • To simulate the air the engine would scoop in during full-speed flight, the Livermore researchers used compressed air, stored in 25 miles of oil-well casings.
    Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, 22 Mar. 2018
  • Grab your compressed air, give it a quick burst away from the laptop to get rid of any condensation, then start blowing air into any cracks and crevices: the keyboard, the vents and even the USB ports.
    Whitson Gordon, New York Times, 26 June 2018
  • To give it a just-like-new look, refresh air vents with a spritz of compressed air and wipe down the dashboard with a cloth wet with an all-purpose cleaner like Car Guys Super Cleaner.
    Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 31 Mar. 2020
  • Instead, visitors hear the monotonous whir of compressed air blowing through the silvery ducts that snake along the back wall.
    Molly Glentzer, Houston Chronicle, 10 Jan. 2018
  • Instead, opt for a can of compressed air, an air compressor set to a low psi, or a vacuum cleaner (a wet/dry Shop-Vac would be perfect).
    Joel Johnson, Popular Mechanics, 3 Mar. 2017
  • However, Benjamin devised a way to recycle some of the compressed air used to propel a shot back into the action.
    Joseph Albanese, Field & Stream, 28 Feb. 2020
  • The rescued people are being fitted with face masks connected to a compressed air tank carried by divers.
    Washington Post, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2018
  • Harmful chemicals such as toluene in aerosols and difluoroethane in compressed air cleaners are what cause the high, which lasts for a few minutes.
    Kashmira Gander, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2018

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