How to Use extrude in a Sentence

extrude

verb
  • The machine extrudes enough molten glass to fill the mold.
  • The plastic is extruded as a strong, continuous sheet.
  • The solution was then spun and extruded through a ring that was cooled.
    Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 4 Apr. 2018
  • Make sure that the gaskets are above the tray for a watertight seal, and that the nipples extrude beneath it.
    Daniel Kluko, Popular Mechanics, 13 Feb. 2017
  • Make sure that the gaskets are above the tray for a watertight seal, and that the nipples extrude beneath it.
    Daniel Kluko, Popular Mechanics, 7 Nov. 2020
  • Some things do extrude from behind the curtain that are hard to ignore.
    Charles Krauthammer, Twin Cities, 7 May 2017
  • The door handles and trim look cast, not molded or extruded.
    Tom Voelk, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2016
  • Dry Step 6 After the final rinse, drain the sink, move the clothing to one side and, one by one, press down on each garment to extrude the water held in its fibers.
    Jolie Kerr, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2020
  • The catch is that such products all have a similar texture, and they can’t be extruded raw.
    Joanna Thompson, Scientific American, 28 Feb. 2023
  • That square base is extruded nearly 1,400 feet into the air and clad in a Cartesian grid of glass and exposed concrete.
    Christopher Hawthorne, latimes.com, 15 June 2017
  • The surface of the brush head has soft bristles on one side for cleansing and extruding ridges on the other for light facial massage.
    Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The other is extruded from a dough of durum semolina and water.
    Maureen B. Fant, Saveur, 28 Sep. 2017
  • The process uses a robotic arm with a printhead that extrudes an aluminum alloy.
    Ramin Skibba, WIRED, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The flakes are then extruded through a round hole, which compacts them into chewable nuggets like tiny snowballs.
    Stacey Ritzen, Popular Science, 19 July 2023
  • First, researchers extrude the plant’s cells and place them into a petri dish for three months of incubated darkness.
    Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 9 June 2022
  • While rinsing, gently squeeze the pillow to extrude sudsy water.
    Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2022
  • The syrups are blended into the custard for a custom flavor, which is extruded into a swirl shape.
    Leeanne Griffin, courant.com, 23 Aug. 2019
  • But that is mostly a two-dimensional effect, the product of extruding the building’s stack of floor plates.
    Mark Lamster, Dallas News, 3 May 2023
  • Coarsely grate the bottom of the tomato in a downward direction, and bask in sheer joy as tomato guts extrude and the skin removes itself and shields your fingers.
    Mehreen Karim, Bon Appétit, 29 Aug. 2022
  • The University of Maine’s printer overcomes the problem of scale by suspending the printer’s business end—the nozzle that extrudes the ink—from a gantry.
    The Economist, 14 Nov. 2019
  • That code determines where the printer moves along its track, extruding 3⁄4-inch-thick layers of concrete like icing on a cake.
    Andrea Powell, WIRED, 11 July 2018
  • Pasta extruded through Teflon dies has a smooth, almost satiny surface.
    Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Chilewich yarns are made by extruding phthalate-free vinyl over a cover of either fiberglass or polyester, and the placemats are made free of heavy metals.
    Michelle Love, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Screw top onto press and, holding press vertically over baking sheets, extrude dough straight down in 6-in.
    Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Innovation in the last few years has yielded the elastomere or molded, extruded brush.
    Kathleen Hou, The Cut, 3 May 2018
  • At one time, the cooks dropped the batter off spoons into the hot oil, but most fish camps now rely on machines that extrude hushpuppies into the fryers at a pace that can keep up with demand.
    Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 10 May 2021
  • Sharon and Kam designed a system that can extrude wooden ink into flat circular shapes.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 30 Aug. 2022
  • Unlike black widows, Silkworms extrude only one type of fiber, made of a protein complex called silk fibroin.
    Max G. Levy, Wired, 28 June 2021
  • Black cylindrical pellets of fake regolith, made of volcanic basalt, feed the printer, which will extrude (presumably) tough slabs.
    Max G. Levy, Wired, 9 Aug. 2021
  • If pasta is extruded at the wrong speed or temperature, or with too much pressure, the elastic gluten nets in the dough will break and the pasta will dry with cracks and fissures, causing the pasta to be sticky when cooked.
    Brian Finke, Saveur, 26 Sep. 2017

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