nozzle
Example Sentences
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With crude oil topping $100 a barrel, and the average price of gas in the state approaching $5.50 a gallon, every touch of the nozzle is painful for California drivers.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
Children suck up lamb and rice through a nozzle, like little astronauts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025
The inquiry saw images of the unusual perfume container, which was made up of a glass bottle, a silver screw cap and a white nozzle, similar to what would be found in a throat spray.
From BBC • Oct. 16, 2024
Social media platforms have had a mercurial relationship with publishers, too, funneling readers to news sites before turning down the nozzle to a slow drip.
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2024
“Look! This is how a rocket nozzle works, why it’s designed as it is. Did you even bother to read about De Laval nozzles?”
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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