How to Use compressor in a Sentence

compressor

noun

• Air compressors are the deal of the day at the Home Depot, too.
  — Popular Mechanics, 12 June 2018
• The noise was the compressor turning on and off, a sign the unit was on its last legs.
  — Richard Ruelas, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024
• Use the compressor to blow out the first sprinkler zone.
  — Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics, 16 Sep. 2019
• Thus, air will have a straight-line flow, through the intake and straight back to the compressor.
  — Kevin V. Brown, Popular Mechanics, 8 Oct. 2020
• While this wine fridge is small, the compressor is a little on the noisy side.
  — Adria Greenhauff, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Jan. 2023
• The dead teen had an air compressor hose wrapped around his neck.
  — Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, 17 June 2021
• At 2:52, Johnson emerges from the backroom for the last time and shuts off the air compressor.
  — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 4 July 2024
• These compressor fridges only draw about 40 watts, and run about 1/3rd of the time.
  — Brad Templeton, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2021
• The compressor is housed in a small pouch that hangs down under your knees.
  — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2024
• After a minute has passed, turn the pump valve back to the skimmer line, then turn off the air compressor.
  — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
• The boards inside the rink had rotted and one of the rink’s compressors was failing.
  — Eric Guzmán, Detroit Free Press, 4 May 2024
• Turn on the compressor and hold the mask or mouthpiece upright.
  — Sanja Jelic, Verywell Health, 5 Aug. 2024
• These, via shafts, turn the fan and the compressor, and thus keep the whole arrangement running.
  — The Economist, 30 Sep. 2017
• Any attempts to call for help may have been muffled by the noise from the compressors for the coolers.
  — Allen Kim, CNN, 24 July 2019
• When the hopper was full, one of the men would pull a giant lever, and the hydraulic compressor plate pushed the garbage into the body of the truck.
  — Bulletin Board, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2017
• And, most new cars come with a compressor and tire sealer instead of a spare tire.
  — Bob Weber, chicagotribune.com, 8 Nov. 2019
• The case focused on two dozen wells and a compressor station on six pads.
  — Ken Ward Jr., ProPublica, 12 June 2019
• The electric motor fills in with plenty of torque as the straight-six fires up and its compressor spins to life.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 31 Mar. 2022
• There is a 150-psi air compressor in the bed for all your inflatable-fun needs.
  — K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 2 Feb. 2022
• The hot, high pressure gas output drives turbine blades at the rear that turn a fan and compressor stages at the front.
  — Willy Shih, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2021
• This is a walk-in cooling room with a compressor to hold it at 38 degrees, the owner said.
  — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 14 Sep. 2019
• Just the compressor system to run the store is a quarter of a million dollars.
  — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2024
• To see which one your system uses, check the label on the compressor.
  — Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com, 19 Feb. 2021
• The pancake air compressor is one of the most popular styles on the market.
  — The Editors, Outdoor Life, 30 Aug. 2019
• That compressor doesn’t simply run at a constant speed then cycle on and off to cool the space.
  — Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 1 May 2023
• The fan and compressor can vary their speeds to better match more closely the amount of cooling you need to be doing.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2021
• Cons The compressor base makes this machine super heavy to lift.
  — Laura Denby, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
• Cons The compressor base makes this machine super heavy to lift.
  — Laura Denby, Peoplemag, 6 July 2023
• The group returned to Belle-Île with thermic compressors and a suction dredge.
  — Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
• An air compressor attached to the drum fueled a set of hydraulics that hoisted the drums into the air while Hawkins stood on the rig.
  — Liz Ramanand, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2018

Last Updated: 20 Dec 2024