How to Use flange in a Sentence

flange

noun

• Place the flange over the drain hole in the sink and screw the tailpiece to the flange.
  — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 17 June 2021
• Trains roll along the rails with a flange at the edge of the wheels to keep them on the rails.
  — Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2021
• Add the pipe flange, then prime and paint the pipe and baffle.
  — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 17 Apr. 2021
• The hands, too, are rose gold-colored, as is the flange.
  — Nancy Olson, Forbes, 6 May 2021
• Cut a top cap to meet the flanges of the vertical pieces.
  — Merle Henkenius, Popular Mechanics, 2 May 2023
• Then attach the discharge tube with the flange and bolts.
  — Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, 20 Aug. 2019
• The clutch flange may break due to the heat treating and stamping process.
  — Detroit Free Press, 11 Dec. 2020
• Step 2: Apply the new rubber seal to the top of the toilet flange.
  — Candace Braun Davison, House Beautiful, 9 Apr. 2019
• There’s a flange welded to the top of the tank that the pump and the lock ring connect to, and that may be damaged.
  — Ray Magliozzi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2022
• The wheel or disc is clamped between two flanges, one on the front of the wheel and one behind it.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 30 Mar. 2023
• The wheel mounting surface of the axle flange may be warped and cause the wheel studs to fracture.
  — Detroit Free Press, 14 May 2021
• Keep an eye out for the rubber tube that connects the pump’s motor to the flanges.
  — WIRED, 14 June 2023
• Size does matter for breast pumps—that is, the size of the flange, which is sized to your nipple.
  — WIRED, 14 June 2023
• This extends the flanges on the outside of the anchor and secures it against the back of the drywall.
  — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Feb. 2023
• Make sure to use a cup plunger designed for sinks and not the flange type used on toilets.
  — Jeff Harper, chicagotribune.com, 11 Mar. 2021
• Those scarred flanges are the bridge wings of the heavy cruiser San Francisco.
  — Gary Kamiya, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 May 2018
• Once the flanges are out in full force, testosterone levels drop back to normal.
  — Popsci Staff, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 2020
• Dealers were to apply a protective ring to the flanges.
  — Tom Krisher, The Seattle Times, 7 July 2017
• The researchers said the width of the flange of the mask —the area of the material that touches the skin — might be a critical feature to fit.
  — Nancy Clanton, ajc, 15 Feb. 2021
• The bra also fits around most standard pump flanges, like Medela or Spectra.
  — Jasmine Gomez, Women's Health, 18 Aug. 2023
• The addition of frost: The team also discovered a line of frost on the inner stage flange.
  — Aditi Sangal, CNN, 29 Aug. 2022
• The males have large, flat cheek pads known as flanges that bear a closer resemblance to those of Bornean orangutans.
  — Karen Kaplan, latimes.com, 3 Nov. 2017
• Once tightened between those two flanges, the wheel is locked securely to the spindle and spins.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 30 Mar. 2023
• But the jaw stood out because of the shape and size of the teeth, the spacing between them and the shape of the flange (the part of the chin that stuck down to protect the animal’s canine teeth).
  — Raegan Scharfetter, Scientific American, 15 Mar. 2022
• The pillows on my bed are outlined with black velvet, one with a welt and another with a flange.
  — Mary Carol Garrity, kansascity, 2 Sep. 2017
• Bezel, flange, lugs and crown are also diamond-set, for a total of three carats.
  — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2021
• The sink flange needs to be sealed using plumber’s putty, not included.
  — Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 25 Sep. 2019
• Users say the flanges are a bit stiff and lack the rubber padding some other models have to make the process more comfortable.
  — Jamie Spain and Rachel Rothman, goodhousekeeping.com, 10 June 2023
• Many shams have all four edges finished, often with a wide stitched flange, which makes the pillow look bigger.
  — Cathy Rubin, Philly.com, 26 Mar. 2018
• The stainless steel sink flange has a universal Xpress Mount to connect to the disposal.
  — Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 25 Sep. 2019

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024