How to Use strapping in a Sentence
strapping
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The strapping is thin enough to flex which makes a nice smooth arch to shape the shrink wrap.
—Popmech Editors, Popular Mechanics, 21 Nov. 2019
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Rose gold gleams from hardware, and brass strapping adds a bit of bling to the hood.
—Darra Baker, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2023
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Plastic strapping of any size whether this or that found on cans is lethal to wildlife.
—Mary Bowerman, USA TODAY, 11 May 2017
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The researchers don’t know what comes first: the strapping spleen, the social cachet, or a third X factor that might trigger both.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2022
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Some friends had another name for the strapping, 6-foot airman.
—Michael E. Miller, Washington Post, 29 May 2018
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The strapping has developed green mossy coloration and white specks that look like the beginnings of fungus or mold.
—Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2022
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But that willowy, sensitive plant Ben Whishaw as the strapping, rough-hewed farmer John Proctor?
—Ben Brantley, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2016
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Six-foot-one and strapping, with a deep, easy laugh and a biting sense of humor, Mr. Perez had the personality and the physique to command a corner.
—Benjamin Mueller and Al Baker, New York Times, 27 June 2016
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The film’s producer, an old family friend, suggested that the strapping, 6-foot-4 Mr. Gavin have a screen test.
—Matt Schudel, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2018
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Derek Coleman is a strapping, bright guy of 27 with a woodsman’s beard who recently returned from going to see the elephant.
—Fred Dickey, sandiegouniontribune.com, 8 June 2017
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Keller was a strapping, square-jawed Marine while Gagnon was more slender and had a distinctive mole on this face, Westemeyer said.
—NBC News, 16 Oct. 2019
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MacRae, a strapping, bespectacled Scot with a soft accent, moved to New York fifteen years ago and has been an actor and restaurant worker ever since.
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2020
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Fully loaded, the Minute feels solid, with strapping-wide tires providing plenty of grip and Tektro disc brakes keeping it all under control.
—Aaron Gulley, Outside Online, 14 May 2015
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Ramin Karimloo, the musical’s strapping, charming leading man, brushes it all off, not unlike Nicky Arnstein.
—Wilson Chapman, Variety, 25 Apr. 2022
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So, sure, the show can sometimes feel like a montage of strapping, bearded men introducing themselves to each other before beating each other up.
—Caroline Framke, Variety, 25 Feb. 2022
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Other waste included strapping bands used in packaging, polythene bags and rubber tires.
—Fox News, 8 July 2019
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With its slinky, figure-hugging silhouette and asymmetrical strapping, the dress is a sizzling option for Valentine’s Day date night (plus, it can be worn well after the holiday, too).
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2018
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There’s also a growing taste for industrial design, with metal cabinetry and stoves with metal strapping and levers.
—Stacey Altherr, WSJ, 19 Nov. 2018
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The strapping entrees are best preceded by a salad, the most colorful and refreshing of which blends biting endive, radicchio and arugula with juicy oranges and pistachios.
—Washington Post, 16 July 2021
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Supportive taping and strapping can protect the foot from aggravating the plantar fasciitis even further — and orthotics can be especially helpful to wear at night to keep the foot in a flexed position and reduce pain in the morning.
—Stephanie Mansour, NBC News, 16 July 2019
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Whelton is thoroughly persuasive as the strapping, impulsive Mat.
—Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Apr. 2018
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In addition, why so many gay men are attracted to the strapping, wildly endowed Tom of Finland-type male image is one of several deeper psychosexual issues that go underexplored.
—Gary Goldstein, latimes.com, 19 Oct. 2017
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By the early 20th century, students could be punished with a strapping if they were caught speaking an Indigenous language, according to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission report.
—Paul Vieira, WSJ, 26 June 2021
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The strapping is thin enough to flex which makes a nice smooth arch to shape the shrink wrap.
—Popmech Editors, Popular Mechanics, 21 Nov. 2019
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Rose gold gleams from hardware, and brass strapping adds a bit of bling to the hood.
—Darra Baker, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2023
-
Plastic strapping of any size whether this or that found on cans is lethal to wildlife.
—Mary Bowerman, USA TODAY, 11 May 2017
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The researchers don’t know what comes first: the strapping spleen, the social cachet, or a third X factor that might trigger both.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2022
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Some friends had another name for the strapping, 6-foot airman.
—Michael E. Miller, Washington Post, 29 May 2018
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The strapping has developed green mossy coloration and white specks that look like the beginnings of fungus or mold.
—Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2022
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But that willowy, sensitive plant Ben Whishaw as the strapping, rough-hewed farmer John Proctor?
—Ben Brantley, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2016
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