How to Use weld in a Sentence
- She learned how to weld.
- We welded the beams together.
- They were welded together in friendship.
- His style of painting welds impressionism with surrealism.
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Clamp the first three rings to the arch and to each other and weld them in place.
— Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 13 Feb. 2021 -
The front suspension from the Beetle was welded to the front of the Porsche's frame.
— Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 3 Oct. 2023 -
After that, a $25 fee is charged to get the bracelet re-welded.
— Roxana Becerril, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2023 -
Now square up the pieces of the frame and lightly tack-weld them together.
— Mike Allen, Popular Mechanics, 17 Oct. 2020 -
Why not weld the rear doors shut, and rip out the carpet and sound deadening too?
— Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 7 Feb. 2023 -
Inside the backpack was a six-inch long pipe bomb welded to a steel plate.
— Leah Sottile, Longreads, 20 July 2019 -
What to Consider The seams are taped, rather than welded.
— Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2023 -
This rain coat has a PU layer and welded seams to keep water out.
— Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 6 Sep. 2023 -
The maps had been made with the expedition’s state-of-the-art sonar system, welded to the ship’s hull, on the trip from Guam to Tonga.
— Susan Casey, Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2019 -
Stime cut and welded 32 sheets of aluminum into a dome.
— Drexel Heikes, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2020 -
Close the rings with a C-clamp and weld the inner and outer surfaces together [2].
— Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 13 Feb. 2021 -
Facing challenges Once the letters are ready, they will be welded to the guard rail and painted.
— Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2019 -
Farr, who learned how to weld, now teaches women in her program.
— Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 6 June 2019 -
It's made of 168 pieces of stainless steel plates and has been welded in such a way that there are no visible seams.
— Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2024 -
The Alaganik was once a separate tug and barge, but the barge was later welded to the tug, Norcross said.
— Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 12 July 2019 -
Suess paid $800 to mend the converter and weld it to the underbelly of the car to protect it from future thieves.
— Nora Mishanec, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Feb. 2021 -
Even in a post-apocalyptic world, the people that taught Bill to weld and cook a meal are standing over us.
— Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2023 -
Across the aisle from one empty hull, sparks flew as a worker welded pieces of the tank together.
— Lolita C. Baldor, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Feb. 2023 -
This research combines math models from welding with the laser tech used to 3D print.
— Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 19 Apr. 2020 -
Custom-fit chains are welded around a wrist, neck or ankle.
— Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 22 Aug. 2023 -
Changing fortunes — and the narrative — will demand more than a spot weld here and there.
— Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Oct. 2023 -
His father, Vance, found a metal tree in Palmer and welded it into shape.
— Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Nov. 2019 -
At the time of purchase, buyers also pay a $25 deposit so that, if the bracelet is removed, RG will weld it back on once for free.
— Roxana Becerril, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2023 -
At South Worx, the T3 and T4 cars start as full tube-frame chassis welded in house and then assembled according to the specs of each class.
— Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 15 Dec. 2023 -
This lined rain jacket features welded seams, so there’s no chance of moisture seeping into the coat.
— Maya Polton, Parents, 14 Mar. 2024 -
The owners were there to celebrate the milestone and had a traditional good luck coin welded onto their yacht.
— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 Dec. 2023
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Hunter said the spill was caused by a crack at a weld in the line.
— Julia Musto, Fox News, 13 Aug. 2022 -
Then your body shop would cut off your roof and weld on the new one.
— Ray Magliozzi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2022 -
There are welds and bolts that can all go bad over time.
— Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 22 Feb. 2023 -
The two most common are weld-on jacks and bolt-on jacks.
— The Editors, Field & Stream, 11 Sep. 2019 -
The stakes of driving this road are high for Tim, as the many dents and welds in the guardrails remind him.
— Longreads, 22 Jan. 2020 -
The morning of launch, Hughes heard a hiss—a pin leak in a recent weld.
— David Howard, Popular Mechanics, 30 Aug. 2020 -
The module has four posts, which clamp the car chassis pinch-weld line between the front and rear wheels.
— Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, 23 June 2022 -
The victim was able to break the welds on the screen door and pull the metal screen material down.
— Sara Smart, CNN, 15 Aug. 2023 -
During the process the torch blows an inert gas, such as argon, over the weld to protect it.
— The Economist, 14 Nov. 2019 -
The black synthetic stock is adjustable for length of pull, cheek weld, drop, and cast.
— Outdoor Life, 23 Jan. 2020 -
The axles of these trailers may have spindle weld failures.
— Detroit Free Press, 29 Aug. 2020 -
A total of about 50 pounds of copper-weld wire were stolen, police said.
— Ben Estes, NOLA.com, 10 July 2017 -
On the night of the collapse, one of the nuts on the middle box beam on the underside of the fourth-floor walkway finally pulled through the weld of the steel flanges.
— Andrew Zaleski, Popular Mechanics, 10 Aug. 2021 -
But most of these are little more than giant arms, bolted firmly to the ground, that weld and paint things.
— The Economist, 25 Aug. 2020 -
Hanlon says a good inspection takes one to three days and should include X-rays of welds and joints.
— James Pilcher, Cincinnati.com, 28 July 2017 -
Stress tests showed that the weld was roughly equivalent in strength to the spider silk itself.
— John Timmer, Ars Technica, 16 Aug. 2017 -
The pipeline failure occurred at a girth weld, a point that adjoins two pipes, the agency said.
— Max Zahn, ABC News, 9 Mar. 2023 -
Once the design is set, his crew cuts the pieces from flat sheets of metal, bends them, welds all the joints, then grinds the welds smooth and polishes the surface.
— Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 29 July 2019 -
Those welds need to be very strong, for obvious reasons.
— David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 23 Sep. 2019 -
Here the stitches of the weld symbolize the stitching of the fabric from the original soft sculpture.
— Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Sep. 2020 -
Munro also said the different types of welds surprised him.
— Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 26 Apr. 2018 -
Every weld of the steel-tube frame displayed nearly perfect beads.
— Larry Webster, Car and Driver, 5 Aug. 2023 -
Not a single bolt or weld, just metal blocks with 88 pounds of magnetic force.
— Matt Allyn, Popular Mechanics, 6 Feb. 2018 -
Those vehicles have a weld in the clutch that could fail, preventing them from moving.
— Chris Isidore, CNN, 12 June 2019 -
The company bends, shapes and welds steel rod into chains used for hoisting, tie-downs and tire traction.
— Ruth Simon, WSJ, 10 Feb. 2019 -
Video shared with Fox News Digital shows the area around the crack shaking, exposing an air gap that could be seen where the weld should have been.
— Adam Sabes, Fox News, 10 Aug. 2023 -
Zabaneh said the crack was found near a weld on a stress-bearing horizontal beam.
— Paul Elias, The Seattle Times, 25 Sep. 2018 -
But the team says that at such temperatures, metal parts of the base could freeze, jam or cold-weld together.
— Amy Woodyatt, CNN, 16 Mar. 2021 -
Shooters can also opt for a B-Fast adjustable comb for a more comfortable cheek weld and sight plane.
— Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 21 Jan. 2020 -
That means that the laser does not form a nice focus at the weld location and ends up gently heating a wide area of ceramic.
— Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 30 Aug. 2019
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