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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