gasket

Example Sentences

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Hibs - hanging on brilliantly against the odds, heading everything clear, throwing bodies in the way of shots, blowing a gasket to protect their point in front of an electrified home and away crowd.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Calm down, ChatGPT — if you blow a gasket, OpenAI is in real trouble.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

On the Alto K98M, that click-clackiness is muffled by a rubbery internal gasket surrounding the keys.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

He failed to install a new wax gasket to account for the extra thickness of the new laminate flooring.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2023

I think the valve inside me that loosened during the conversation with Oscar has popped its gasket.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson