nozzle
Example Sentences
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At the pumps, the mood was tense as customers watched the fuel counter tick up, sometimes pulling out the nozzle before the satisfying “ca-chunk” that indicates a full tank.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
It took me three hours to force the hose onto the pump nozzle, but I couldn’t cinch it up securely.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2025
Social media platforms have had a mercurial relationship with publishers, too, funneling readers to news sites before turning down the nozzle to a slow drip.
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2024
According to the company, a nozzle used in the building's ventilation system became detached during a sound-check due to what it believed was a "factory defect".
From BBC • May 2, 2024
But how much smaller, and how the nozzle worked, and how to build one, we had no idea.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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