rivet
Example Sentences
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In a letter addressed to leaders of the Senate, Homendy said the door plug which failed had been opened so rivet repair work could be done in September last year.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2024
The Boeing employees “were discussing interior restoration after the rivet rework was completed during second shift operations that day,” the report said.
From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2024
"We will be removing some 1,200 of these one by one," says site manager Mika Hakkarainen, holding up a rivet.
From Reuters • Jul. 3, 2023
The blues are her rivet, Johnson said, as her eyes changed color, dark blue and fierce.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2023
Every rivet was examined, every link tested, and the plates were burnished with the finest sand Just as much attention was paid to his claws.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
