adhesive
Example Sentences
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The adhesive CreateMe uses is thermoset, which means that ironing or washing machine temperatures aren't enough to melt it and make the clothes fall apart, insists Myers.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Fry remembered a talk he had attended about Silver’s light adhesive.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
The technique involves attaching an original sketch to an adhesive backing, cutting it out, strategically sprinkling sand on the desired areas, then removing any misplaced grains one by one.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
The mechanism works by moving an adhesive coated belt around the outside of the cell, pulling the bacterium forward in a motion that resembles a microscopic snowmobile.
From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026
He put his pencil down, shut off the beam of light, removed the adhesive patch from her cheek.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
Vocabulary lists containing adhesive
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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