How to Use stabilizer in a Sentence

stabilizer

noun
  • To avert a stall, MCAS swivels the stabilizer to force the tail up and the nose down.
    Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2019
  • He's been a great stabilizer with a lot of the injuries.
    Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel, 20 June 2022
  • And the amount of stabilizer found in flu vaccines is very small.
    Anne P. Kim, The Conversation, 13 Nov. 2020
  • And while some smaller boats can feel rocky, the Sakara’s stabilizers keep the ship on an even keel.
    Doug Wallace, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
  • In the first room, a doctor was trying to put a stabilizer around Analiel’s neck.
    Hannah Dreier, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2020
  • But in the past the U.S. was the stabilizer, seeking to align its interests and those of its partners.
    Greg Ip, WSJ, 20 June 2018
  • This is a delt move at heart, but your traps assist in raising the weight and act as stabilizers.
    Brett Williams, Men's Health, 21 June 2023
  • The tree was knocked off its stabilizers because of the high winds, and crews went to work making sure the leaning tree didn’t fall.
    Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, 28 Nov. 2019
  • The boss is, above all, a stabilizer in a region with few such actors.
    Robert Draper, National Geographic, 17 June 2019
  • Before storing the car, change the oil, fill the gas tank (add some fuel stabilizer) and crack the windows a tiny bit.
    Motormouth Bob Weber, Star Tribune, 14 Aug. 2020
  • And without their workhorse back at his best, the Rams lost the stabilizer of their offense.
    Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2019
  • If the stabilizers were to move in such a way that the jet's nose ends up pointed at the ground and pilots are unable to correct it, the plane could crash.
    USA TODAY, 26 June 2019
  • And then his small, stabilizer parachute opened as planned to prevent a spin that could have killed him.
    Richard Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Dec. 2022
  • The base of the treadmill has a floor stabilizer for noise reduction.
    Sian Babish, chicagotribune.com, 8 Mar. 2021
  • But that approach doesn't work with the new 737 MAX system—the pilots have to disable the stabilizer.
    Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, 28 Nov. 2018
  • The earbuds also come with multiple sizes of the ear tips and the stabilizers to customize the fit to your ears.
    Tom Price, Popular Mechanics, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Then add a fuel stabilizer to your gas tank and let the engine run for five minutes.
    Andrew Hard, chicagotribune.com, 22 Jan. 2021
  • The inner layer is made of thin cotton and has a stabilizer ironed on.
    John Delapp, Houston Chronicle, 13 Apr. 2020
  • It’s used as a stabilizer in some fruity food and drinks, like Sun Drop citrus sodas.
    Jamie Ross, Washington Post, 4 July 2024
  • Harris came over from the Nuggets in the trade for Aaron Gordon and became a stabilizer on defense.
    Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2022
  • Spears also said she'd been forced to perform, and was put on the mood stabilizer lithium against her will.
    Emily Dixon, Marie Claire, 1 July 2021
  • Some rear stabilizer bar bolts can loosen and detach, increasing the risk of a crash.
    NBC News, 21 Apr. 2021
  • Let the machine run for about five minutes to make sure the stabilizer gets to the carburetor.
    Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2021
  • Shotzzy’s monstrous play was more than a stabilizer for the Empire.
    Sean Collins, Dallas News, 31 July 2021
  • Body grip traps will require a stabilizer of some sort, and there are many options on the market, from brackets to H-stands.
    Joseph Biebert, Outdoor Life, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Malcolm Davidson emerged as a stabilizer in FAU’s backfield in the last two games.
    Khobi Price, sun-sentinel.com, 18 Oct. 2019
  • In stormy conditions, the crew can deploy the stabilizers, which will prevent the ship from rolling and bucking.
    Natalie B. Compton and Andrea Sachs, Anchorage Daily News, 31 May 2023
  • Turning the crank to adjust the horizontal stabilizer can help change the angle of the plane’s nose.
    Andrew Tangel, WSJ, 19 June 2019
  • To help with the texture of the yogurt, stabilizers and thickeners like tapioca starch, rice starch, cornstarch, and pectin are often added.
    Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 16 July 2024
  • Beta-endorphins are natural painkillers, mood enhancers, and mood stabilizers.
    Hannah Seo, The Atlantic, 10 July 2024

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