How to Use O-ring in a Sentence

O-ring

noun

• There's a single O-ring in here that keeps it at least in shallow pressure.
  — David Pogue, CBS News, 25 June 2023
• Cartridge: Replace the O-rings on the cartridge or replace the cartridge entirely.
  — Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 30 June 2023
• Once your bag is in the diaper pail, simply unlock the lid, slide back the opening using the O-ring, and toss your diaper into it.
  — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 26 July 2023
• The keg includes an airtight cap, a CO2 regulator, stainless steel spear, tap and handle and an extra set of O-rings.
  — Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 21 June 2023
• Boeing advised airlines in November about the issue, which has been traced to an O-ring seal and described as a slow leak — about 8 ounces of water per hour.
  — CBS News, 7 Apr. 2023
• The strapless top features a cut-out O-ring center that ties in the front for added detail with a solid band that wraps around the back, and the high-waisted bottoms boast a cheeky cut with adjustable tie strings on the side.
  — Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 27 Apr. 2023
• The company said an O-ring in the antilock brake motor shaft can lose sealing strength over time due to the presence of moisture, dirt and dissolved metals in the brake fluid, causing leaks.
  — Tom Krisher, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2023
• The automakers said an O-ring in the antilock brake motor shaft can lose sealing strength over time due to the presence of moisture, dirt and dissolved metals in the brake fluid, causing leaks.
  — Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2023
• Because its dust control is so good (owing to a rubber O-ring seal on the dust port, good airflow, and an airtight dust canister), less dust stays on the surface to get ground into the abrasive pad.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 27 Mar. 2023
• Its gas action cushions the blow of hard-recoiling slugs, although some knocked the system for its pickiness with light loads and the need to occasionally replace the O-rings.
  — Tony Hansen, Outdoor Life, 22 June 2023
• The O-ring is a nice middle-size, big enough to accommodate mostly smaller and moderately-sized dildos.
  — WIRED, 2 Nov. 2023
• Glue was coming away from the seams of ballast bags, and mounting bolts threatened to rupture them; both sealing faces had errant plunge holes and O-ring grooves that deviated from standard design parameters.
  — Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 1 July 2023
• Rubber O-rings that separated sections of the shuttle’s solid-rocket boosters contracted in cold weather and malfunctioned, causing a nightmarish explosion moments after launch.
  — Matthew Beddingfield, Scientific American, 28 Apr. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024