rivet
Example Sentences
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In a letter addressed to leaders of the Senate, Homendy said the door plug which failed had been opened so rivet repair work could be done in September last year.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2024
Dealers will either install a rivet plate to reinforce the door latch arms or will provide a replacement door depending on the level of damage.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2024
She cannot recall all the details from the work, but she remembers climbing into the hollow end of a wing and helping rivet it from the inside, her body wedged between the layers of metal.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2023
"We will be removing some 1,200 of these one by one," says site manager Mika Hakkarainen, holding up a rivet.
From Reuters • Jul. 3, 2023
Here is the rivet of your mistress’s spectacles out.
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
