How to Use retractor in a Sentence

retractor

noun

• The driver's seat belt retractor may not lock as intended during a crash.
  — Detroit Free Press, 20 Oct. 2020
• One, called the retractor anguli oculi lateralis muscle, pulls the side of the eyes toward the ears.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 18 June 2019
• The seat belt retractor spool sleeve may be cracked, allowing broken pieces to block the seat belt from retracting.
  — Detroit Free Press, 14 May 2021
• There’s a flip-out pocket sewn into the bib that can hold spools of tippet, a bag of split shot, and even a retractor to leash a hemostat.
  — Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 7 Sep. 2018
• The front seat belt retractor assemblies were built with the incorrect torsion bar.
  — USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2020
• Most seat belts have a locking mechanism that is activated when the seat belt is pulled all the way out from the retractor.
  — Maggie Rauser, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 10 Apr. 2021
• For free, dealers will replace the driver and passenger seat belt retractors.
  — Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 18 June 2024
• To install with a seat belt, make sure the seat belt’s retractor is in the locked position, preventing the car seat from moving.
  — Jennifer Geiger, USA TODAY, 15 July 2019
• Dealers will inspect the seatbelt retractors and replace them free of charge if necessary.
  — Greta Cross, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
• Dealers will inspect and replace the seat belt retractors, as necessary.
  — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2024
• This pencil features a dual-action retractor that advances and retracts the tip to avoid any breakage in the lead.
  — Popular Science, 2 Nov. 2020
• Ford and Lincoln dealers will inspect the vehicles and replace the seat belt retractors at no cost.
  — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 3 June 2026
• The driver's seat belt emergency locking retractor may not lock as intended.
  — USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2022
• While the retractor would have normally been removed before the skin was stitched closed, it was left in the woman’s abdomen, the report says.
  — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2023
• Older children who are no longer in a car seat can become entangled by pulling a seat belt all the way out of the retractor or by playing with an unused seat belt.
  — Maggie Rauser, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 10 Apr. 2021
• But the surgeon decided the retractor was too small, so it was removed and replaced with a larger version, the report alleges.
  — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2023
• Other retractors take a harder line with the formula, which contains sodium lauryl sulfate — a surfactant that works to clean your skin.
  — Maria Del Russo, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2020
• The seat belt retractor block out zone may have not been set correctly, potentially resulting in a seat belt that may not properly secure the occupant.
  — Detroit Free Press, 3 July 2020
• Procedures Your healthcare provider may also suggest a nipple retractor or piercing for a longer-term solution.
  — Brandi Jones, Msn-Ed, Health, 2 Nov. 2024
• The report said that the retractors were not included in a routine count of medical equipment in the hospital department, as is standard.
  — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 5 Sep. 2023
• All other facial muscles around the eyes were the same across species, except for the retractor anguli oculi lateralis muscle, which pulls the corners of the eyelids toward the ears.
  — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 17 June 2019
• Wiley, who performed the surgery, fashioned small retractors from various components to keep Ana's eyes open during the procedure.
  — Jennifer Conn, Akron Reporter, cleveland.com, 14 June 2017
• While the retractor wasn’t seen on X-rays, a CT scan found the device lodged inside her abdomen before it was surgically removed.
  — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2023
• And all dogs except a Siberian husky—an ancient breed—sported a robust retractor anguli oculi lateralis muscle, which widens the eyes by pulling the eyelids towards the ears.
  — David Grimm, Science | AAAS, 17 June 2019
• One surgery was canceled after the patient was already under anesthesia because a retractor was unavailable — it had not been sterilized since its last use a week earlier.
  — Donovan Slack, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2018
• During the procedure, an Alexis wound retractor (AWR), a device used to draw back the edges of a wound during surgery, was left in her abdomen.
  — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2023
• The vacuum, which weighs approximately 8 pounds, also features an automatic cord retractor and quick dust release on the side of the canister.
  — Ambar Pardilla, NBC News, 8 Apr. 2021
• Key differences During conventional knee replacement surgery, the knee is in a position of hyperflexion with retractors pulling the kneecap.
  — Orthocincy, Cincinnati.com, 4 June 2018
• In recent years, the Canadian collective have realized that art is more of a retractor that’s beneficial to examine personal wounds rather than a procedure that heals them.
  — Margaret Farrell, SPIN, 26 July 2024
• Check for fading of the interior or door panels as well, the bureau says, and also look for rusted screws in the console or other areas where water would not normally accumulate, and see if there is mildew or grime in the seatbelt retractors.
  — David Muller, Car and Driver, 1 Sep. 2017