How to Use rivet in a Sentence

rivet

1 of 2 noun

• Wood handles fade and dry out, and the rivets rust.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
• Wood handles fade and dry out, and the rivets rust.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
• Then bend the aluminum into a cone as shown and drill the rivet holes.
  — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 17 Apr. 2021
• As the gun was pulled away, the rivet broke apart and disappeared.
  — Bill Van Niekerken, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 May 2018
• At the time, steel ships were made of overlapping steel plates that were joined with rivets.
  — Ben Raines | [email protected], AL.com, 13 May 2017
• The lighter material does not need bolts or rivets to hold it in place.
  — Dennis Hohenberger, Courant Community, 14 Mar. 2018
• Rust can also cause handles and rivets to become loose or weak over time.
  — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 26 June 2026
• Coffee steeps in the top chamber, which has a rivet at the bottom.
  — Liz Stinson, Curbed, 12 June 2019
• The downside is that the handles' rivets are not flush inside the pot.
  — Sarah Wharton, Good Housekeeping, 16 Aug. 2023
• There were also workshops where they were taught how to fold sheet metal and rivet.
  — Emma Barnett, NBC News, 10 Aug. 2022
• The rivets that secure the handles are often added by hand.
  — Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Dec. 2025
• Without room to move, zippers and rivets can snag and stitching can break.
  — Lauren Smith, Good Housekeeping, 30 Nov. 2017
• The rivets and the steel shell plate are two different metals.
  — Peter Passi / Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 5 Sep. 2019
• Bronze accents inspired by rivets and deep blue hues are used throughout the space.
  — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 13 Oct. 2025
• The method spreads the rivet slightly and tightens the handle.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 11 Dec. 2017
• The bodywork is simple but clean, with no visible rivets or seams.
  — New Atlas, 28 Aug. 2025
• The rivets are being replaced by iron workers slowly over time.
  — Carl Nolte, SFChronicle.com, 21 Sep. 2019
• Metal rivets are found on the toe and heel, which use a full-grain leather, as does the eyestay and jazz stripe branding.
  — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 13 Nov. 2025
• The aircraft was gorgeous—all rivets, slabs of naked, shiny metal with guns aplenty.
  — Josh Max, Popular Mechanics, 23 June 2017
• At one time, a full tang showing through the two handle slabs (or scales) and held in place by rivets was the sign of a good knife.
  — Francine Maroukian, Popular Mechanics, 7 Nov. 2018
• The unique racing car has a wooden body held in place by 8,500 rivets.
  — Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
• When Levi’s patent was in full force, some early workwear brands tried to use rivets but were stopped in their tracks.
  — Mohsin Sajid, Sourcing Journal, 16 Dec. 2025
• Add a cardstock number with a rivet brad to each bucket on the other handle hole.
  — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2022
• What impressed me most was to walk under the ship out of the water, see the rivets and the seams, and look straight up the bow.
  — Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2026
• The rivet buttons keep it rooted in classic workwear, though.
  — Brad Lanphear, Men's Health, 1 Dec. 2022
• Intrado’s faulty threshold is not like the faulty rivet that leads to the crash of an airliner.
  — James Somers, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2017
• And when the male is done using the tenaculum, it gets tucked away in a small rivet also on the forehead.
  — Staff Author, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
• Any stuck food came off with hot water, soap, and a coarse sponge, and the rivets on the inside just needed an extra wipe.
  — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 July 2023
• This Sandro Yza bag in black with gold rivet details is great and a perfect gift!
  — Zoe Ruffner, Vogue, 9 May 2019
• The shoes are 100% cotton and feature a lace-up vamp with silver-tone rivets.
  — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 15 July 2019

rivet

2 of 2 verb

• The iron plates are riveted rather than welded.
• These two could read the phone book and I’d still be riveted.
  — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 27 July 2023
• The case riveted the nation for months.
  — Austin Mullen, NBC news, 28 June 2026
• The son went to school to learn accounting, where he was riveted by math.
  — Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 11 June 2019
• The next step was to raise it to the topmost arch, where it would be riveted into place.
  — Jonathan Schifman, Popular Mechanics, 27 Mar. 2019
• Eyes riveted to the screen, on the lookout for, well, just about anything.
  — Mark Dawidziak, cleveland.com, 22 June 2019
• Made from stainless steel and riveted with tight seams, the sleek oven is compact and easy to set up.
  — Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 8 Mar. 2023
• What makes the best podcasts riveting?
  — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2025
• That type of high-contrast approach can make for riveting music played loud at a club.
  — John Adamian, courant.com, 8 Nov. 2019
• From there, each pan needs to be cleaned up and polished before workers can rivet the handles on.
  — Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Dec. 2025
• The jackets were then riveted or screwed to a wooden backing.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2023
• Sun back-and-forth statements in the past three days have riveted—and confused—the crypto world.
  — Jane Li, Quartz, 25 July 2019
• Now at Facebook, the son of a refugee was riveted by the global refugee crisis.
  — Billy Perrigo, Time, 17 Feb. 2026
• As the war in Iran continues to rivet the world, interest rates have been all over the map.
  — Diana Olick, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
• You will be riveted by a baby giggling over a spinning pinwheel.
  — Karla Peterson, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 July 2018
• If the blades are riveted together, keep one blade out safely out of the way when sharpening.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 21 Jan. 2020
• That's so true, that people felt riveted and hopeful and found their aspirational selves in this.
  — Olivia Fleming, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 Oct. 2018
• Instead, the film lasted nearly an hour, and I was riveted the entire time.
  — Kayla Michelle Smith, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2024
• The writing is clear and jargon-free, even riveting in its deadpan just-the-facts narrative.
  — Linda Greenhouse, The New York Review of Books, 30 May 2019
• The exchanges hold and even rivet us, though the debates — should Rachel light up in the apartment or get high on the bench outside?
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Sep. 2023
• Each piece in this set has riveted silicone stick handles that stay cool on the stovetop and provide a safe, solid grip.
  — Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2023
• At birthday parties, the child hovers near the dessert table, riveted by the cake instead of playing with friends.
  — Caitlin Gibson, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2023
• Even with my winter boots and sturdy soles, caution dictates a short stride, a shuffling gait end eyes riveted to the slippery ground.
  — Thomas Cangelosi, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2026
• The square face and riveted case are distinct from the more familiar Cartier Tank.
  — Brad Lanphear, Men's Health, 1 Mar. 2023
• The struggle of the Wild Boars team has riveted the southeast Asian country and the world.
  — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 2 July 2018
• The biggest news going into the second week of this year’s riveting French Open?
  — Corey Seymour, Vogue, 1 June 2026
• Its handles stay cool for safe handling and are double-riveted for durability.
  — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2026
• While we were riveted by all of those stories and more, only some made our list of the biggest science events and discoveries this year.
  — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2023
• The disappearance riveted the city and the nation.
  — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
• Cummins was in the moment, time suspended, her focus riveted on her students.
  — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2026