How to Use hardener in a Sentence

hardener

noun
  • Start with a two-part clear resin kit ($18, Michaels) that includes one bottle of resin and one bottle of hardener.
    Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Apr. 2021
  • After the molds have dried for 4 hours, mix a second batch of resin and hardener and pour it over the flowers until the mold is almost all the way filled.
    Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Apr. 2021
  • Pour one part resin in one cup, one part hardener in another cup.
    Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2021
  • Wade took some, mixed it with hardener, applied it to his car, sanded it down and applied primer paint.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2019
  • Almost always comes with a tube of hardener; if not, see below.
    Ben Wojdyla, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2018
  • Formaldehyde This substance is used in nail polish and nail hardener.
    Dina Fine Maron, Scientific American, 12 May 2015
  • This required us to mix two small vials of adhesive and hardener in the syringe before starting, which was simple.
    Mike Allen, Popular Mechanics, 9 Jan. 2018
  • Brush on wood hardener to solidify spongy wood fibers, creating a firm base.
    Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2019
  • According to the Mayo Clinic, this can happen after an injury, infection, or even as the result of using certain nail hardeners.
    Macaela MacKenzie, Allure, 6 July 2018
  • Because of that, the excavation required exposing parts of the fossil, little by little, and allowing it to fully dry before applying a hardener.
    Amy B Wang, chicagotribune.com, 21 July 2017
  • Battery materials such as cobalt and steel-hardener vanadium have surged, while minor precious metals like ruthenium rallied too.
    Thomas Biesheuvel, Bloomberg.com, 11 Sep. 2017

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