How to Use sheet metal in a Sentence

sheet metal

noun

• That’s a lot of sheet metal to keep straight,’ the owner said.
  — David Krumboltz, The Mercury News, 22 July 2019
• In May, he was injured on the job site when a piece of sheet metal slipped and caught him on the kneecap.
  — Kaiser Health News, oregonlive, 27 Nov. 2021
• Strips of sheet metal lay in the street — and one was wrapped around a utility pole.
  — Sig Christenson, ExpressNews.com, 27 Aug. 2020
• Dogs used in arrests are bred and trained to have a bite strong enough to punch through sheet metal.
  — Ashley Remkus | [e-mail], al, 2 Oct. 2020
• There was even a sauna built with plywood and sheet metal.
  — Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2022
• Part of Meyer’s work process is to make sure sheet metal is cut.
  — Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Apr. 2022
• Made of antiqued sheet metal, this star scores tons of style points.
  — Chloe Gorman, Country Living, 19 Oct. 2022
• The sheet metal and headlights are all Alfa, but the molding for the front bumper and grille is pure Dodge.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 22 Mar. 2023
• Maybe a new sheet metal roof or at least patches for the holes that allow rain in.
  — Mark Curnutte, Cincinnati.com, 23 July 2019
• Stoves can be made out of cast iron, sheet metal or even soapstone.
  — The Editors, Field & Stream, 20 Sep. 2019
• Over the past decades, the automaker rolled out show cars that promised to turn the hearts of the country—and the world—back to Detroit sheet metal.
  — Laura Burstein, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2022
• Police dogs used in arrests are bred and trained to have a bite strong enough to punch through sheet metal.
  — Star Tribune, 17 Nov. 2020
• The sheet metal was mostly fine but the front fender was rusted out.
  — A.j. Baime, WSJ, 22 May 2021
• Kyle Gee runs the sheet metal shop, which has been turning out signs for Fort Barfoot.
  — David Martin, CBS News, 28 May 2023
• The same holds true for cutting something thin, like sheet metal.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 19 Jan. 2023
• His trademark right-hand glove is made of leather, bolts, and sheet metal with knives as fingers.
  — Michael Lee Simpson, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2022
• For the Galant, the driver's head made contact with the rig, leaving a visible dent in its sheet metal.
  — Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 13 Apr. 2021
• Put sheet metal around tree trunks about 18 inches from the base to keep iguanas from climbing them.
  — Doreen Christensen, Sun-Sentinel.com, 21 June 2018
• Rusty Wallace, also involved in the big crash, finished the race with a jagged piece of sheet metal sticking from the side of his car.
  — Mike Harris, Star Tribune, 11 Feb. 2021
• There were also workshops where they were taught how to fold sheet metal and rivet.
  — Emma Barnett, NBC News, 10 Aug. 2022
• On the side is an illustration of the motor and systems that lurk beneath the sheet metal.
  — New York Times, 28 Dec. 2020
• The winds can blow things like sheet metal or Mylar balloons or tree branches against the power lines.
  — Gary Robbins, sandiegouniontribune.com, 8 July 2018
• Composites are used in preference to sheet metal, in part to offset the weight of the battery pack.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 8 Aug. 2023
• The body panels are at least made from sheet metal, however.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2019
• And that’s pretty remarkable for a sheet metal worker or a plumber or a pipe fitter to have.
  — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2023
• Elephants stand under tarps or sheet metal roofs or trees.
  — Natasha Daly, National Geographic, 12 June 2019
• After a call from the mayor, the sheet metal workers union gladly offered its union hall.
  — Mary Schmich, chicagotribune.com, 11 June 2021
• The status of sheet metal, computer chips and all food ingredients are up in the air.
  — Mark Minevich, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2021
• The two men sat on the covered porch of an aging mobile home along an Appalachian creek, a loud rain pinging off the sheet metal roof.
  — Chris Kenning, The Courier-Journal, 21 Mar. 2020
• Also recovered from the same dumpster: a hacksaw, a hammer, a Tyvek suit with a red-brown stain on it, and snips, a tool used to cut sheet metal.
  — Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024