How to Use spark plug in a Sentence

spark plug

noun

• Which goes back to Harris, the Braves’ 6-foot spark plug of 195 pounds.
  — Terence Moore, Forbes, 28 June 2022
• For the third time, a spark plug has been ejected from the engine.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2019
• But shark brains are long and thin and shaped almost like a spark plug.
  — David Shiffman, Discover Magazine, 2 Nov. 2021
• My mom would wake up at 3 a.m. to go change a spark plug on a grader.
  — Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2022
• Some online prices for the same spark plug are almost half the cost.
  — Bob Weber, chicagotribune.com, 21 Oct. 2021
• Remove the spark plug and spray a shot of oil into the cylinder.
  — Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics, 29 Sep. 2017
• Begin the restoration by removing the spark plug boot from the tip of the plug.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 17 Mar. 2023
• Hurts is more like a spark plug that makes the entire system work.
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2023
• Rather, his push for a revival must be the spark plug to the team's overall success.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 1 Apr. 2021
• Right in between them is the spark plug, which ignites the fuel.
  — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 16 Jan. 2017
• To prevent the mower from starting during the cleanup process, pull the spark plug boot from the plug.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 17 Mar. 2023
• There’s no doubt that Gaga is the film’s commercial spark plug.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 Nov. 2021
• For the 27-year-old spark plug, he was said to be doing fine after getting the news.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 24 Dec. 2019
• Backcourt spark plug who last season was the Pac-12's co-Sixth Man of the Year winner.
  — Doug Haller, azcentral, 26 Apr. 2018
• LoLo Rudolph, the team’s spark plug, seemed to be struggling with a leg injury.
  — John Maffei march 4, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2023
• Nick Goepper didn’t know how to change spark plugs, but the skier needed to learn.
  — Rachel Axon, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2018
• The spark plugs have three ground electrodes to maximize their life.
  — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 21 Mar. 2023
• Ham said Russell will start and that Dennis Schroder will return to his role as a spark plug off the bench.
  — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2023
• Minkah Fitzpatrick was into brakes and air filters and spark plugs and very late nights.
  — Adam H. Beasley, miamiherald, 11 May 2018
• Disconnect the spark plug lead, tip the mower over, and clean the underside of the deck with a wire brush and a putty knife.
  — Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics, 29 Sep. 2017
• Then Oleg pointed out that the spark plug wasn’t connected.
  — Longreads, 2 Mar. 2022
• Lorenzo Cain, a spark plug in the leadoff spot, opted out of the season after one week.
  — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2020
• It’s a spark plug of a song that comes with a sense of rebellion and understanding.
  — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 2 Mar. 2022
• Give your lawnmower a tuneup: change the oil, air filter and spark plug.
  — Allen Foster, chicagotribune.com, 24 Mar. 2021
• Johnson was a huge spark plug for North Carolina in the game, scoring 11 points in 18 minutes off the bench.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2022
• Steinberg holds up a small plastic wing attached to a metal piece shaped like a spark plug.
  — Dominic Smith, Scientific American, 7 Sep. 2022
• Sal is loud, brash, and foul-mouthed, a spark plug for a film that’s otherwise painfully quiet.
  — David Sims, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2017
• The rest—spark plugs, crankshafts, windshields, tires and whatnot—are supplied by third parties.
  — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2024
• Where Anthony could fit with the Spurs, at least initially, is as a scoring spark plug off the bench.
  — Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 28 Oct. 2020
• Meanwhile, tune-ups, oil changes and spark plug replacements are now things of the past at the South Pasadena Police Department.
  — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2024

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024