How to Use jamb in a Sentence

jamb

noun

• Then, feed the hook into the gap between the edge of the door and the jamb.
  — Kevin Dupzyk, Popular Mechanics, 28 Nov. 2018
• Note: This won’t work if the jamb blocks the gap between the door and the wall.
  — Kevin Dupzyk, Popular Mechanics, 28 Nov. 2018
• Eileen leaned on the jamb of the living-room door and said, Well, that was weird.
  — Sally Rooney, The New Yorker, 5 July 2021
• Look at the condition of the door jamb … should it be replaced?
  — Kenya Burrell-Vanwormer, Houston Chronicle, 29 Apr. 2018
• Then the detectives saw the marks on a light switch and on the door jamb of the office that had belonged to Chris.
  — James Vlahos, GQ, 18 Apr. 2018
• The first reaches toward a door jamb, as though to steady itself.
  — Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2019
• Next, buy a second sash lock and install it 8 inches in from the opposite side jamb.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 13 Sep. 2019
• Don’t bother with a steel door or door frame; check for bolts on the upper half that might indicate the presence of a steel rod or 2-by-4-inch wood jamb.
  — Malia Wollan, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2017
• The first come ready to install in rough openings with jamb and hinges attached; the second are sized to fit in finished openings but require drilling holes for hardware.
  — Elle Decor Staff, ELLE Decor, 14 Mar. 2008
• Third-row ingress and egress is afforded by pushing a button on the rear door jambs, which folds down the backs of the second-row seats and then flips the seat assemblies forward against the back of the front seats.
  — Al Haas, Philly.com, 15 Sep. 2017
• On casement or sliding windows, V-seal is installed along the vertical side jamb where the sash closes.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 29 Sep. 2017
• The then-chief, who arrived in response to a call for backup, slammed the suspect’s head into a metal door jamb, authorities said.
  — Jan Hefler, Philly.com, 21 Dec. 2017
• At least one bullet had hit the door jamb and another pierced the wall of their apartment mere feet from where their children were sitting on the sofa playing video games, the couple said.
  — Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2019
• One company showed off a portable door jamb, meant to stop an attacker from entering a room.
  — Allie Morris, Dallas News, 7 Feb. 2020
• Meanwhile, Swartz's cross-ideological cadres were kicking out the jambs.
  — John Heilemann, WIRED, 1 Aug. 1996
• On a recent visit by The Bee to the fourth-floor stockroom, a staff member pointed out corroded drawer handles, door jambs and metal outlet covers.
  — Diana Lambert, sacbee.com, 28 May 2017
• According to multiple accounts, one prisoner held it to a cell door jamb and another slammed the door, breaking it into cooking sized chunks.
  — Carol Rosenberg, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2020
• In some homes ISIS sniper nests were intact, their bulwarks of cooking-gas canisters and upturned credenzas and on-end mattresses still crammed between door jambs.
  — National Geographic, 17 Oct. 2016
• Buyers should also make sure the Vehicle Identification Number on the dash matches the one on the vehicle's driver door jamb.
  — Paul A. Eisenstein, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2017
• At the same time, evidence of the heated residential market has come to her front door, as real estate agents have begun stuffing cards in the jamb of her contemporary-style house urging her to sell.
  — New York Times, 14 May 2021
• Doors and jambs were tapered to accommodate imperfect angles.
  — Joanna Bober, ELLE Decor, 5 July 2012

Last Updated: 27 Sep 2024