How to Use uninsulated in a Sentence

uninsulated

adjective

• Around one-third of all heat lost in an uninsulated home escapes through the walls, while up to 25% can be lost through the roof.
  — Isabelle Jani-Friend, CNN, 16 Mar. 2022
• Rim joists—the band of wood that rests on a basement's foundation walls—are often left uninsulated.
  — Maria V. Charbonneaux, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2021
• Mish’s boots are uninsulated, but a 600-gram Thinsulate version of the same boot is available.
  — Field & Stream, 23 Nov. 2020
• Open cabinet doors to allow more heat to get to uninsulated pipes under a sunk or near an outer wall.
  — Leada Gore | [e-mail], al, 12 Nov. 2019
• Unlike its sedan and SUV peers, the Wrangler is wonderfully uninsulated due to its removable doors and roof, so the sounds wash over you like a wave.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 29 May 2021
• Like a cold front swooping in, an uninsulated wall can create its own type of uncomfortable breeze in a room, Horowitz explained.
  — Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2022
• There are two main types of snow pants: insulated and uninsulated.
  — Maggie Slepian, Popular Mechanics, 12 Jan. 2023
• Then there are thin, uninsulated nerve fibers that fire more slowly and produce what’s called second pain, which is a duller burning sensation that lasts a bit longer.
  — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 17 Apr. 2018
• Our attic is well insulated, but the second-floor walls — behind the mansard roof — are uninsulated.
  — Mark Philben, BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2022
• And Lingg said his client contends that state investigators erred in concluding that the fire was caused by a tree branch that chafed on an uninsulated power line.
  — Hal Bernton, The Seattle Times, 19 Aug. 2019
• At the highest risk of freezing are pipes that run against exterior walls and those in unheated or uninsulated places, such as the attic, basement, or garage.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 2021
• But that will happen if your uninsulated picnic basket will be outside on a warm day for several hours.
  — The Editors, Field & Stream, 7 Oct. 2019
• The floor that separated me from my neighbor’s workshop was completely uninsulated, and the wail of her equipment felt like a personal test.
  — WIRED, 13 June 2023
• The Writer’s Haven cottage is uninsulated, but only requires a foundation of 6-8 inches of crushed gravel.
  — Jessica Dailey, House Beautiful, 17 June 2020
• In testing, the water temperature went down to room temperature after just a few hours due to the water bottle being made of uninsulated plastic.
  — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2023
• The waterproof upper is uninsulated to help heat escape without letting in moisture.
  — Mandy Ferreira, Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
• The uninsulated rooms, hallways and indoor stairways are designed to fill with smoke, giving firefighters the experience of working their way through a burning building.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2022
• Yet, millions of homes are uninsulated, which greatly adds to electricity demand during extreme heat and cold and jeopardizes the health of residents.
  — Rebecca Smith, WSJ, 3 June 2021
• There's good money at Amazon through the Christmas rush, but an uninsulated van is no place to spend the holidays in subzero Nevada, and a casual invitation from a warehouse friend steers her southwest to Arizona.
  — Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 11 Sep. 2020
• That left Texas mostly dependent on natural gas, with a bit of nuclear, but gas’s uninsulated infrastructure coupled with a lack of storage meant it, too, was in short supply just as Texans were turning up their thermostats.
  — Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner, 19 Feb. 2021
• One issue with an uninsulated or unlined dual-flush toilet is condensation.
  — Michael Pollick, chicagotribune.com, 28 Feb. 2021
• Fiberglass window frames can be filled with insulation and are generally more energy efficient than wood or uninsulated vinyl window frames.
  — Maria Masters, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 June 2021
• That’s especially true for women working at home in informal housing settlements, where low-cost, uninsulated roofs magnify heat.
  — Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2022

Last Updated: 21 Dec 2024