How to Use workbench in a Sentence

workbench

noun
  • There were bolts of thick, dyed leather on the workbench.
    Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 13 June 2020
  • The workbench plan served as an easy primer for a young son.
    Popular Mechanics, 30 June 2019
  • Lay the two side pieces on your workbench, and rout the ¼-in.-deep dado joints that hold the shelves.
    Tim Faszer, Popular Mechanics, 13 Mar. 2021
  • The home includes a two-car garage with a workbench area.
    Dallas News, 23 Feb. 2020
  • Opening, nails and screws rolling across the workbench.
    Nathan Deuel, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2020
  • The carburetor of my chain saw was on the workbench in 16 pieces when the call came in.
    John Schandelmeier, Alaska Dispatch News, 21 Oct. 2017
  • The kitchenette should serve as a food prep station and a workbench.
    Cristina Moody, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2023
  • A few years later, Poppa called me down to the workbench, where a gun case lay.
    Natalie Krebs, Field & Stream, 15 Dec. 2020
  • Swix makes a nice set ($160), which clamps to any workbench or table.
    Ben Fox, Outside Online, 20 Feb. 2019
  • This is arguably the best value in a garage workbench out there right now.
    Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2023
  • His workbench had more tools than most people would even know what to do with.
    Chris Kohler, WIRED, 11 Apr. 2011
  • Their painting skills are on par with the pros, and now their workbench can reflect it.
    Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 8 Aug. 2022
  • When working with a file, clamp the blades in a vise or to the top of a workbench to ensure an even stroke and avoid injury.
    Cindy Daniel, Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Clamp this to your workbench and use it to set the seat and back assembly at the correct angle.
    Ted Kilcommons, Popular Mechanics, 18 July 2020
  • The waxed paper will prevent glue from dripping all over the clamps and workbench.
    Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 14 Dec. 2022
  • In which book was a puffy, misfolded map found on a workbench?
    Andrea Mills, Orange County Register, 8 Mar. 2017
  • My kitchen counter has a very light faux-marble veneer, but, the workbench in my office, like me, dates back to the 1970s.
    Jim Salter, Ars Technica, 30 Oct. 2018
  • My next stop was to ask my 77-year-old dad for permission to use his workbench in the cellar.
    Chad Stokes, Popular Mechanics, 20 Feb. 2021
  • The Companion Spark has all sorts of knifely virtues, and one is on my workbench right now.
    David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 1 Jan. 2020
  • The centerpiece of the shop is a large, square workbench, the sides of which store dozens of traditional hand tools.
    Jeff Csatari, Popular Mechanics, 13 Dec. 2019
  • What is missing from the tools that hang on pegs above a workbench, above a windowsill set with candles and icons?
    Rafael Alvarez, CNN, 27 Dec. 2020
  • On this workbench, power tools are tucked on a bottom shelf, and magnet hooks hold light items on the side.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Bench table saws are the smallest of the bunch, and are meant to be bolted to a table or workbench, or attached to a stand.
    Popular Science, 1 Mar. 2021
  • Next, clamp each leg to the workbench, and use a sharp chisel to finish cutting the mortises to size.
    Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 14 Nov. 2020
  • Once the polyurethane is dry, remove the box from the work surface and throw a clean drop cloth or old towel over the workbench to protect the finish.
    Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Curved strips of light wood connect one station to the next and evoke the look of a long deconstructed workbench.
    New York Times, 14 June 2022
  • Pegboards can be placed above a workbench and used as a spot to store tools like screwdrivers, hammers, or rolls of tape.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2022
  • Wipe the blade to remove any debris and store it safely in your toolbox or workbench.
    Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Aug. 2022
  • McAteer, for his part, remains at his workbench in Queens.
    Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Hunks of steel and extruded aluminum — truck parts — lie on a tall workbench.
    A.c. Thompson, ProPublica, 13 June 2023

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