pads
Example Sentences
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By the weekend, when the shoulder pads come on, coaches will be breaking out in smiles watching their freshmen players trying to figure out the routine for the first time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
He described turbine blades as the “brake pads of the turbine industry,” because they are the parts that wear out fastest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Stokes said he made the retirement decision when he was putting on his pads to prepare to bat in England's first innings at Trent Bridge on Saturday.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
"The ants it preys on have adhesive pads on their feet, so the contraction of the bundle of tension lines has to overcome a force of many times the ant's body weight to lift it."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
They had a water slide and lily pads in a kids’ pool, but I didn’t go there, because it was out of sight of where my dad was sitting and I had a plan.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
