washer

Example Sentences

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Another plane slid off the deck the next month when its landing cable snapped, because sailors exhausted by weeks of combat likely left off a washer that held it in place.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

The space also has a dishwasher plus a washer and dryer.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 21, 2025

Methanol is an industrial chemical found in antifreeze and windscreen washer fluid.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2025

“You could put a stackable washer and dryer here,” he suggested to Puleo as they stood in the hallway.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025

It looked wild, frenzied, like it wasn’t sure which way to go, forward and back, forward and back, and before it could slow down, I clamped my hand over the washer.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller