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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