shear
Example Sentences
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These observations indicate that shear strain has almost no influence on when Sr2RuO4 becomes superconducting.
From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026
That’s commonly near the center of the office floor, far from windows and close to permanent shear walls that limit sound intrusion.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
“You can shear a sheep for life, but you can only slaughter it once” goes an old saying that sportsbooks seem to have heeded.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
These participants also experienced increases in diastolic blood pressure, reductions in shear rate and blood flow, and lower leg muscle oxygenation.
From Science Daily • Nov. 25, 2025
He knew how to shear them, and how to slaughter them.
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
