How to Use stabilizer in a Sentence

stabilizer

noun
  • And the amount of stabilizer found in flu vaccines is very small.
    Anne P. Kim, The Conversation, 13 Nov. 2020
  • The boss is, above all, a stabilizer in a region with few such actors.
    Robert Draper, National Geographic, 17 June 2019
  • This is a delt move at heart, but your traps assist in raising the weight and act as stabilizers.
    Brett Williams, Men's Health, 21 June 2023
  • The Atlantic is a great cruise with any of the big cruise ships that have stabilizers.
    Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2017
  • Red painted front coil springs and stabilizer bars.
    Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • And then his small, stabilizer parachute opened as planned to prevent a spin that could have killed him.
    Richard Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Dec. 2022
  • Then add a fuel stabilizer to your gas tank and let the engine run for five minutes.
    Andrew Hard, chicagotribune.com, 22 Jan. 2021
  • And while some smaller boats can feel rocky, the Sakara’s stabilizers keep the ship on an even keel.
    Doug Wallace, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
  • This film works as a passive stabilizer.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 9 June 2026
  • The inner layer is made of thin cotton and has a stabilizer ironed on.
    John Delapp, Houston Chronicle, 13 Apr. 2020
  • Boeing also must change the way wires are routed to a tail stabilizer bar.
    Arkansas Online, 18 Nov. 2020
  • Let’s take the stabilizers off the story.
    Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
  • It is also equipped with four stabilizer fins that ensure comfort on the waves.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Some rear stabilizer bar bolts can loosen and detach, increasing the risk of a crash.
    NBC News, 21 Apr. 2021
  • The first thing is that my review model had the backspace key sticking and that could be from bad stabilizers.
    Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2025
  • In the first room, a doctor was trying to put a stabilizer around Analiel’s neck.
    Hannah Dreier, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2020
  • Spears also said she'd been forced to perform, and was put on the mood stabilizer lithium against her will.
    Emily Dixon, Marie Claire, 1 July 2021
  • Alcohol is used as a stabilizer in many men’s styling gels, pastes and hairsprays.
    Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 June 2022
  • The base of the treadmill has a floor stabilizer for noise reduction.
    Sian Babish, chicagotribune.com, 8 Mar. 2021
  • For the Bruins, Brooks could be the stabilizer, even with new faces around him.
    Benjamin Royer, Daily News, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Shotzzy’s monstrous play was more than a stabilizer for the Empire.
    Sean Collins, Dallas News, 31 July 2021
  • Grumman had toyed with the idea of a single vertical stabilizer, but gave it up.
    Kevin V. Brown, Popular Mechanics, 8 Oct. 2020
  • The tree was knocked off its stabilizers because of the high winds, and crews went to work making sure the leaning tree didn’t fall.
    Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, 28 Nov. 2019
  • And without their workhorse back at his best, the Rams lost the stabilizer of their offense.
    Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2019
  • It’s used as a stabilizer in some fruity food and drinks, like Sun Drop citrus sodas.
    Jamie Ross, Washington Post, 4 July 2024
  • The yacht is also fitted with two pairs of stabilizers to ensure comfort at sea and at anchor.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Before storing the car, change the oil, fill the gas tank (add some fuel stabilizer) and crack the windows a tiny bit.
    Motormouth Bob Weber, Star Tribune, 14 Aug. 2020
  • Even using ethanol free fuel add a fuel stabilizer to keep the fuel from going stale.
    Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Let the machine run for about five minutes to make sure the stabilizer gets to the carburetor.
    Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2021
  • The brace features a patella gel pad and side spring stabilizers to disperse pressure and aid in keeping your knee warm.
    Jack Byram, Verywell Health, 15 Sep. 2023

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