caulking
Example Sentences
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Seal up air leaks: Inexpensive weatherstripping and caulking around leaky doors and windows stop hot air from seeping in and forcing your AC to run longer.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
One of the most striking discoveries was a partial human fingerprint preserved in the caulking.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 16, 2026
Fill the body with a firm, buttery dough—like the decadent chocolate one in our recipe below—and pump the handle like a caulking gun until your baking sheets are festooned with festive flowers, stars and more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
Step 4: Have extra filler pieces or caulking in case your wall is not at a perfect 90 degrees to fill in the gaps.
From Seattle Times ● May 3, 2024
They holler stuff like, “This is the life, watching a boy do a man’s job! Stick to it or the caulking will stick to you!” and so on, but I don’t mind.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
