I-beam

Example Sentences

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Gamboa was placing an I-beam atop the plant’s paint building when he lost his balance and fell.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

Swain, 59, was a commercial electrician in Tampa when a collision with an I-beam on a construction site 10 years ago left him with severe neck and back injuries.

From Washington Post • Dec. 5, 2022

Sound Transit has built a variety of overpasses, such as hollow pre-formed segments over I-5 at Tukwila, a giant poured-in-place bridge over I-405 in Bellevue, and I-beam girders for half of the Northgate-Lynnwood project.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2020

She borrows methods and materials from the realm of architectural construction, casting concrete, positioning lengths of I-beam and stacking bricks.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2019

He appeared from behind an I-beam and raised his welding shield.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover