gasket

Example Sentences

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I was thinking, 'If Scott doesn't get on the move soon he's going to blow a gasket'.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

"A lot of energy systems, power plants have rubber parts. Everybody's had a garden hose that started leaking because a rubber gasket failed. Now imagine that happening in a power plant or a chemical plant."

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

On the Alto K98M, that click-clackiness is muffled by a rubbery internal gasket surrounding the keys.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

Another was out of service due to a blown head gasket.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2024

But Dr. Roland had now begun an informative lecture concerning the care and function of the manifold gasket.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt