How to Use sealant in a Sentence

sealant

noun
  • This adds stress on the sealant that keeps the glass in place.
    Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
  • About 73 miles of the city's streets are now covered in the sealant.
    Ben Tracy, CBS News, 22 July 2022
  • Twelve children and two adults each drank up to 3 ounces of the sealant.
    Dennis Romero, NBC News, 18 June 2022
  • Use a polymer sealant on the damp cloth and dry the area with the other one.
    Angela Watson, chicagotribune.com, 23 Feb. 2021
  • The form has been sprayed with a sealant to keep the space hygienic.
    Kelly Crow, WSJ, 23 Sep. 2020
  • With the sealant, the threads survived for more than 3 months and 50 wash cycles.
    IEEE Spectrum, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The sealant — not Tri-Kote 26 — was about 80% by weight ethanol and methanol, a very flammable mixture.
    jsonline.com, 13 Dec. 2017
  • Give it a coat of sealant while the carpets are being steamed.
    Kathryn Weber, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Easy Tools and Supplies: Tires and tubes or sealant, tire levers, a pump, a rag.
    Joe Lindsey, Outside Online, 29 Mar. 2021
  • There are no airtight sealants and the lid is somewhat tricky to put on.
    Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 14 May 2023
  • Three boxes of the sealant were retrieved, one of which was brought back to the school, the district said.
    Michelle Watson, CNN, 17 June 2022
  • Rough up the area around the bare metal so your next sealants and treatments can stick to it.
    Ben Wojdyla, Popular Mechanics, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Don't forget to seal the wood with deck sealant for longevity.
    Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 4 Aug. 2022
  • One of the most common sources of a leaky shower head is old sealant thread tape.
    Kyle Schurman, chicagotribune.com, 4 Mar. 2021
  • Create your punch list of projects that will need fresh paint or sealant.
    Heather Zidack, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2024
  • But the lids need to have special sealant gunk that preserves the preserves.
    James Lileks, Star Tribune, 18 Oct. 2020
  • The window was small, the cracks around it filled with sealant a shade whiter than the yellowish walls.
    Jonas Eika, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2021
  • The parents and guardians of the students who drank the floor sealant were informed of the incident.
    Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY, 16 June 2022
  • When used, the escaping air carries the sealant to the puncture.
    The Editors, Field & Stream, 9 Sep. 2019
  • Weiss says staff mistook the sealant pouches for milk and put them in the milk dispenser.
    Claire Stremple, Anchorage Daily News, 16 June 2022
  • Finally a sealant is applied by hand, and the thing has to dry some more.
    Rene Chun, WIRED, 12 July 2017
  • This one is pretty easy: Power wash the chimney, then spray the bricks with a sealant.
    Kevin Dupzyk, Popular Mechanics, 21 Dec. 2018
  • Wire-brushing the threads will help remove rust or sealant.
    Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 21 May 2021
  • Have an adult help spray the sealant into the vase to protect the paint from water damage.
    Christina Barron, idahostatesman, 10 May 2017
  • SB 508: Prohibit the use and sale of coal tar sealant on pavement.
    Kathleen Gray, Detroit Free Press, 15 July 2017
  • Sodium bentonite clay is not the same thing – it's used as a sealant to prevent leaks in lakes and ponds.
    Fiona Embleton, Allure, 3 Apr. 2022
  • Trainers stemmed the bleeding enough for Syndergaard to start the game, but the sealant didn’t dry fast enough.
    Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2023
  • Of course, working with fire comes with some risks—like your sealant catching on fire.
    David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 17 Feb. 2017
  • The sealant is expensive — about $35 a quart — but Chaves has covered three large clay pots with that amount.
    Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
  • Always double check that your power washer is set to its weakest setting to avoid stripping your deck of its sealant or paint.
    Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 22 July 2024

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