How to Use rigging in a Sentence

rigging

noun

• They checked the rigging before they set sail.
• To taste the salty air and hear the wind chiming his sail rigging.
  — Lane Degregory, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2023
• Putting up the rigging was a lot of work, and there wasn’t always enough room for it on the ground.
  — David Hill, Harper’s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022
• But the upper parts of the hull, along with all the rigging, were plowed away, along with the mound itself.
  — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 28 May 2020
• And that the rooftop would be closed to accommodate the rigging, so the bee colony would have to be moved.
  — Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2022
• By the time Chutaro learned of the boat, its life jackets, lines, and rigging had been taken.
  — Andrew Lewis, Outside Online, 14 Jan. 2022
• The first is that some of our rigging might not be along the lines of what a client normally ties.
  — Tom Keer, Field & Stream, 16 June 2020
• Matthew Mylrea would step in and do some line rigging and falls.
  — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2023
• But with the spread of mass democracies across Latin America in the 1980s, such clear rigging of elections seemed a thing of the past.
  — The Economist, 30 July 2020
• The sizes and colors will vary, but the rigging and presentations remain the same.
  — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
• The ship’s crane then lowered a hook down to the bottom, the drone attached the rigging to the hook, and Picasso reeled the $115 million dollar catch in.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 1 Mar. 2023
• And so, here is your basic guide to Texas rig fishing for bass, include a step-by-step rigging guide and video.
  — Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 17 Apr. 2023
• Reefer was a term used to describe the sailors who were responsible for the task of climbing up the rigging on the great sailing ships of that time.
  — Joseph Deacetis, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2021
• When that comes in and piles on with ideas of election rigging and voter fraud, for example.
  — CBS News, 28 Oct. 2020
• My preferred method of rigging is with a shaky head to get my bait down fast and add a little extra movement.
  — Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 28 Feb. 2023
• Almost all of the rigging and deck hardware on both ships remained intact.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 6 Mar. 2023
• Water froze instantly to the rigging; the dogs on deck, though protected in cages, were scared.
  — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2022
• Little spots of masking tape on the floor showed everyone where to stand to catch the right rigging light at the proper moment.
  — Bob Larsen, SPIN, 12 Feb. 2022
• The searchlights shifted so their beams hit plastic mirrors in the rigging over the stage and were reflected back.
  — Mick Stevens, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2021
• Some volunteers may also have the opportunity to climb and work in the rigging of the ships.
  — John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2022
• Crew members would be forced to scramble up the rigging and into the masts, sometimes the only part of the ship that remained above water.
  — Talia Soglin, chicagotribune.com, 8 July 2021
• Guests are also encouraged to attend knot-tying or help with the rigging to learn about the process of sailing.
  — Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2022
• The scented Berkley Trout Worms could do well on these drop shot rigs especially with Wacky rigging.
  — Bill May, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 20 Mar. 2021
• Chesapeake has paid millions of dollars since to settle charges of bid rigging.
  — Washington Post, 28 June 2020
• Permanent rigging would be installed to support lighting and sound equipment, and the sides would be closed to protect the stage from wind and rain.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2022
• Chesapeake has paid millions of dollars to settle charges of bid rigging.
  — CBS News, 29 June 2020
• The office’s search and rescue team brought the body down from the mountain using a technical rigging system.
  — Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Oct. 2020
• In Georgia in 2020, a water leak at a site where ballots were being counted was used to spin a far-fetched tale of ballot rigging.
  — David Klepper, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2022
• The boat is then moved to a clean room where the 430 hp Ilmor V8 engine, brightwork, windshield and all remaining rigging are installed.
  — Tony Esposito, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2023
• The rigging was also simple—old school braided salt ‘n pepper line with a tensile strength in the ballpark of 8.43 metric tons.
  — M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 10 Apr. 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024