bolted
Example Sentences
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The event has been a huge logistical and security lift for the city, and has led to widespread road closures, manholes being bolted down, and road resurfacing.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Spent nuclear fuel is stored in lead and stainless steel casks and bolted into concrete at a specially built pad at Diablo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
South Belfast MLA Kate Nicholl said that any expansion has to be designed with disabled people and accessibility organisations from the start and "not bolted on afterwards".
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
She bolted up the stairs and ran outside, joining neighbors, including some in their 80s who had walked down 12 flights of stairs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
The spell slashed across their spindly bodies, and they bolted behind another train car.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
