valve

Example Sentences

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Their findings suggest that inside lysosomes, this channel acts like an overflow valve, preventing the environment from becoming too acidic.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

The notwithstanding clause was brought in as a safety valve.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

It helped me replace a toilet tank flush valve a couple of weeks ago, for instance.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026

In a Wednesday press conference, Mr. Vance and Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, firmly closed a valve.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Robin showed us the spiral valve of the intestines.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen