How to Use dipstick in a Sentence

dipstick

noun

• Some dipstick cut in front of me on the highway.
• Note: Some folks will tip a mower and drain the oil from the dipstick entry, avoiding the need to remove the drain plug.
  — cleveland, 30 Mar. 2020
• Insert the dipstick back all the way in, and then pull it out and hold it horizontally to read it.
  — Krista Soriano, Cosmopolitan, 25 Feb. 2016
• The mechanic should have checked both the oil capacity and the dipstick.
  — Ray Magliozzi, courant.com, 6 Oct. 2019
• Then, remove the dipstick from its spot, wipe it off on a clean rag or paper towel, and push it back all the way into its home and pull it back out again.
  — Kyle Westwood, Good Housekeeping, 4 Sep. 2018
• Drivetrain Check the dipsticks for the engine and transmission.
  — Mike Allen, Popular Mechanics, 27 Aug. 2017
• The drug identifiers come in a variety of models such as dipsticks and strips, as well as more covert options that look like nail polish, cups, coasters and straws.
  — Andrea Sachs, chicagotribune.com, 15 Dec. 2017
• Usually, they're diagnosed with a dipstick analysis like the one Price took or by sending the urine sample to a lab to look for bacteria.
  — Suzannah Weiss, chicagotribune.com, 5 July 2019
• The gasoline engine's oil dipstick was already accessible from the ground.
  — Terry Troy, cleveland.com, 21 May 2017
• Other heaters include block heaters that bolt electrical elements to the exterior of the engine, oil heaters that take the place of a dipstick and coolant heaters to keep the antifreeze from, well, freezing.
  — Dwight Adams, Indianapolis Star, 2 Jan. 2018
• Cornish also likes the idea of abandoning the dipsticks altogether and making the yeast available as sachets of powder.
  — Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 18 July 2017
• Your dipstick shows a low level, is the color of institutional linoleum and smells like the bottom of a barbecue pit after a biker wedding.
  — Automotive Editors, Popular Mechanics, 8 Feb. 2017
• But standard dipstick testing, in which a doctor dips a plastic stick into a urine sample to check it for signs of bacteria in the office, kept coming back negative.
  — Suzannah Weiss, chicagotribune.com, 5 July 2019
• The transmission fluid dipstick has also been moved to provide ground-level access on gasoline models.
  — Terry Troy, cleveland.com, 21 May 2017
• Antibody and antigen tests are typically run as lateral flow immunoassays, says Lalli, and—like pregnancy tests—come as a dipstick.
  — Naomi Xu Elegant, Fortune, 26 May 2020
• Traditionally, urinalysis has been performed using test strips; a typical dipstick test, which changes color to reflect a positive or negative reading, costs some five dollars and can be done anywhere.
  — Colton Wooten, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2019

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024