How to Use valve in a Sentence

valve

noun

• They turned off the main water valve to the house.
• To stop the flow, just lift the kettle and the valve springs shut.
  — Michael Calore, Wired, 8 Nov. 2021
• The pulmonary valve helps blood flow from the heart to the lungs.
  — Giulia Heyward and Renee Valdes, CNN, 24 Oct. 2020
• Close the lid, then make sure the steam valve is sealed.
  — Katie Workman, Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2020
• The fourth reason could be due to the age of your gas valve.
  — Dallas News, 26 Jan. 2021
• Lock the lid and make sure the pressure valve is set to seal.
  — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Nov. 2021
• The paint is faded, the dash is cracked, and the valve covers are rusty.
  — Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 29 Apr. 2022
• Connect the bidet hose to the new T-valve and to the bidet attachment.
  — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2022
• The finished valve would be almost the size of a clarinet.
  — Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 29 Apr. 2023
• But Take Note: Make sure to remove the rubber valve in the spout to wash.
  — Lauren Wellbank, Parents, 20 Mar. 2024
• Make sure the pressure valve is in place and free of debris.
  — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Aug. 2023
• Tuck the tube inside the tire, and insert the valve into its rim hole.
  — Michael Stillwell, Popular Mechanics, 27 Mar. 2023
• There is a small valve on each bottle’s tip that keeps the ink from spilling.
  — Jim Rossman, Dallas News, 15 Oct. 2020
• Only turning off the stop valve at the base of the toilet did that.
  — Karina Bland, The Arizona Republic, 4 Dec. 2020
• The keepers had drained the moat for scrubbing and gone to the kitchen to turn on the water valve to fill it up.
  — Time, 17 June 2023
• Protruding from the top of the valve is a threaded bolt.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 21 Oct. 2020
• The four valves of the heart normally last more than a lifetime.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 3 Mar. 2023
• Secure the appliance’s lid and make sure the steam valve is sealed.
  — Joe Yonan, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2022
• Press Cancel, lock the lid in place and move the pressure valve to Venting.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 20 Jan. 2021
• Press Cancel, lock the lid in place, and move the pressure valve to Sealing.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2021
• Then clamp the elbow in a vise, and secure the connections with a wrench on the valve's facets.
  — Joe Kohl-Riggs, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2023
• If the handle is pulled, a valve in the wing closes and shuts off fuel to the engine.
  — Alex Sundby, CBS News, 23 Oct. 2023
• With no release valve, there was simply no place for the Afghans to go.
  — Mirzahussain Sadid, ProPublica, 5 Apr. 2022
• It was so named due to the red hue of the valve covers on the 3.0-liter V-12 under that swooping hood.
  — Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2024
• The 10-year-old’s kidneys, eyes and a heart valve were donated, the page states.
  — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Dec. 2021
• At times, whole leagues have served as an escape valve.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2022
• The pump in the faucet is self priming, and features an anti-siphon valve.
  — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 8 Aug. 2022
• No plans have been set for the historic valve building.
  — Sabrina Leboeuf and Lillian Reed, Baltimore Sun, 6 Apr. 2022
• As the name suggests, it’s constructed from titanium and there are no valves or mechanical bearings that may be susceptible to wear.
  — Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
• Additionally, Kensley, 9, was born with a small aortic valve, undergoing heart surgery a few weeks after birth.
  — Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025