How to Use glass fiber in a Sentence

glass fiber

noun

• The pastures are marked by rows of white glass fiber rods, each about eight feet high, perfectly vertical and spaced six feet apart.
  — Adrian Higgins, idahostatesman, 20 Dec. 2017
• The technology was new and used copper lines instead of today’s glass fiber.
  — G.burningham, Newsweek, 26 May 2016
• The egg shape is built like a small airplane or a canoe, on a skeleton of ribs covered with bent wood lathes, and then coated with papier-mache and glass fiber.
  — Anne Raup, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Sep. 2016
• Tables with stainless steel bases were topped by aluminum plates coated in glass fiber giving the appearance almost of a light plastic.
  — ELLE Decor, 28 Apr. 2023
• Fortunately, there was no visible damage to the drone, likely thanks to the light carbon with glass fiber materials it’s made of.
  — Vjeran Pavic, The Verge, 2 July 2018
• Some of these include cement, asbestos, lead, glass fibers, dioxins and other chemicals.
  — NBC News, 29 June 2019
• Unlike glass fiber, twisted copper can transmit electric power, meaning POTS keeps working even during a blackout.
  — John Hyatt, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
• The walls themselves are sheathed in a network of interlocking hexagonal panels made of lightweight GFRC (glass fiber reinforced concrete), each with a single rectangular opening in the center.
  — Michael J. Lewis, WSJ, 24 Mar. 2022
• For instance, some of the program’s teams are looking at incorporating lines that contain materials such as glass fiber, which would not bend in a way that would cause animals to become entangled, according to von Keitz.
  — Annie Sneed, Scientific American, 16 Mar. 2020
• Before the batteries were assembled, the researchers immersed a glass fiber separator in a lithium nitrate solution.
  — Lauren Goode, WIRED, 22 May 2018
• Norsepower has developed a rotor sail based on Flettner’s original design but updated with modern materials such as carbon and glass fibers that cut its weight by a factor of three.
  — Katherine Kornei, Science | AAAS, 6 Sep. 2017
• Unlike previous generations of RVs, much of the Arto’s exterior is made from glass fiber reinforced plastic, which is not only lightweight but provides protection for the roof and makes the the vehicle scratch-resistant.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 27 Dec. 2022
• Known for combining older craft techniques with modern art influences, Anker Aurdal used threads of copper, glass fiber, nylon, and even metal chains and often weaved words from influential poetry into her work.
  — David Nikel, Forbes, 24 June 2022

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024