gasket

Example Sentences

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"If you remember, the reason the Challenger failed was a rubber gasket that got too cold," Simmons said.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

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

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

Another was out of service due to a blown head gasket.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2024

I dodge him easy and start laughing, sure he's gonna blow a whole gasket and start losing all the shit he just bought all over the sidewalk so he can come and get me.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon