How to Use friction in a Sentence

friction

noun

• It was difficult to reach an agreement because of the friction between the two sides.
• Oil in a car engine reduces friction.
• All this adds to the time to hire and creates more friction in the long run.
  — Elena Stefanopol, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
• The speed of the foot swing was controlled by friction at the pivot point.
  — Jothy Rosenberg, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
• The changes, while not enormous, will add some friction to the process.
  — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Nov. 2023
• The pouch reduces friction as well to take care of your balls.
  — Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 14 Nov. 2022
• But of course, there’s a little bit of friction here and there.
  — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
• In the course of the Ukraine war, however, some points of friction have emerged.
  — Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
• Both of them like you to roll your feet on the ground like rub, and that friction was not good for the robots.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 1 Oct. 2023
• Then they’re added to the mortar with a pinch of salt to create friction.
  — Pat Tanumihardja, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2023
• This is partially thanks to friction, or the lack of it.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 1 Nov. 2023
• At many times over the past two years, there was plenty of friction between the two.
  — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 23 Aug. 2023
• For the first time this season, there is some friction on the Giants.
  — Tom Canavan, Hartford Courant, 5 Dec. 2022
• What’s causing a lot of friction is those people who don’t want to, who want to hold on to the past.
  — Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Apr. 2024
• Silk scrunchies, on the other hand, are soft and smooth to reduce friction on hair.
  — Amanda Constantine, Good Housekeeping, 30 Nov. 2022
• The tidal forces of Saturn pull and squeeze the inside of Enceladus, and the friction generates enough heat to melt the ice.
  — Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2023
• This puts a burden on my son and his wife and creates friction.
  — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
• Pro tip: be sure to shave in the direction of hair growth with a foam or gel to reduce friction along the skin.
  — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 15 Aug. 2024
• There’s a kind of friction between the song and the moment that creates this humor.
  — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2024
• To stop, skaters just need to apply pressure to the padded brake and create enough friction to slow their speed.
  — Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2024
• The biggest source of friction between the league and its partners remains the schedule.
  — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2023
• Is there an art of creating a sort of friction in order to pull the best out of people?
  — Alex French, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2024
• Sleeping on a silk pillowcase could lead to less friction on the face, said Wassef.
  — Korin Miller, Health, 1 Feb. 2024
• Wear them beneath any V-neck sweater or sweater dress for a very chic look that doesn’t cause any friction or add bulk to the arms.
  — Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024
• Which is not to say that there was never friction between my co-stars.
  — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Sep. 2022
• The main cause of the friction is that Kaplan has rendered Trump defenseless.
  — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 19 Jan. 2024
• The country has accepted some, but not all, of the requests but that’s still been enough to cause some friction.
  — Danielle Bochove, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2023
• Back in the dinosaur era, a day was about 23.5 hours long; since then, tidal friction has extended it.
  — Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
• The concept almost always remains the same: using friction to slow down.
  — New Atlas, 25 Nov. 2024
• Chafing Chafing occurs when skin rubs against skin or clothing, causing friction that irritates the skin.
  — Lindsay Curtis, Health, 27 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Dec 2024