rod
Example Sentences
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"It's like comparing steel sheets to metal pipes or rebar. One needs sheets to make car bodies, but to pump water or reinforce concrete, long tubes or rods are needed."
From Science Daily
Doctors inserted a rod into his leg and placed screws into his foot and ankle.
From Los Angeles Times
Two guys are on each side of the table, all four in deep concentration working the rods, while a bunch of spectators jump around, shouting encouragement.
From Literature
The 15-time major winner needed pins inserted in his foot and ankle and a rod in his tibia as well as a follow-up surgery in 2023.
From Barron's
They’re lighting rods reshaped as truth tellers, none bigger than the one at St. John’s.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
