How to Use weld in a Sentence
- She learned how to weld.
- We welded the beams together.
- They were welded together in friendship.
- His style of painting welds impressionism with surrealism.
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Bob Dylan taught him how to weld.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
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Clamp the first three rings to the arch and to each other and weld them in place.
—Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 13 Feb. 2021
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The city then moved to weld the manhole cover shut.
—Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
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Inside the backpack was a six-inch long pipe bomb welded to a steel plate.
—Leah Sottile, Longreads, 20 July 2019
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The turbo flares had simply been welded on top.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 16 Mar. 2026
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Farr, who learned how to weld, now teaches women in her program.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 6 June 2019
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Now square up the pieces of the frame and lightly tack-weld them together.
—Mike Allen, Popular Mechanics, 24 Mar. 2023
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So do people who can weld, code, and certify.
—Amir Husain, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Why not weld the rear doors shut, and rip out the carpet and sound deadening too?
—Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 7 Feb. 2023
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After that, a $25 fee is charged to get the bracelet re-welded.
—Roxana Becerril, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2023
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The tank had been welded shut and disguised among other farm equipment.
—Corey J. Murray, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
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This rain coat has a PU layer and welded seams to keep water out.
—Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 6 Sep. 2023
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The Pineland Road Fire began when a farmer was welding a gate.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 29 Apr. 2026
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The fully welded, no-zipper bag can be used as an everyday, roomy tote bag.
—Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 23 Nov. 2025
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Two smash patties are welded together with cheese; a smear of aioli lends a creaminess.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
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Towering bikes comprised of two frames welded on top of each other.
—Erik Lacitis, The Seattle Times, 3 Aug. 2019
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Across the aisle from one empty hull, sparks flew as a worker welded pieces of the tank together.
—Lolita C. Baldor, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Feb. 2023
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In one building, stacks of aluminum plates are welded up into upside-down hulls.
—Lawrence Specker | [email protected], al, 29 June 2023
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An assembly line worker can’t weld a car part from her father-in-law’s bedside.
—Joanne Kenen, USA TODAY, 17 May 2023
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Changing fortunes — and the narrative — will demand more than a spot weld here and there.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Oct. 2023
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These were then machines and welded together to form the vessel.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2025
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Some people have learned to throw clay or make their own suits; others bend iron over an anvil and weld pieces of steel together.
—Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2023
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Its stainless-steel body was difficult to shape and weld together.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 July 2026
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This research combines math models from welding with the laser tech used to 3D print.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 19 Apr. 2020
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His daughter had welded the piece years earlier and gifted it to her parents.
—Brian Maass, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
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Melham said the blaze was likely caused by welding work inside the factory.
—Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 6 May 2026
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Hunter said the spill was caused by a crack at a weld in the line.
—Julia Musto, Fox News, 13 Aug. 2022
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Then your body shop would cut off your roof and weld on the new one.
—Ray Magliozzi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2022
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The black synthetic stock is adjustable for length of pull, cheek weld, drop, and cast.
—Outdoor Life, 23 Jan. 2020
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The module has four posts, which clamp the car chassis pinch-weld line between the front and rear wheels.
—Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, 23 June 2022
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The morning of launch, Hughes heard a hiss—a pin leak in a recent weld.
—David Howard, Popular Mechanics, 30 Aug. 2020
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Every weld of the steel-tube frame displayed nearly perfect beads.
—Larry Webster, Car and Driver, 5 Aug. 2023
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During the process the torch blows an inert gas, such as argon, over the weld to protect it.
—The Economist, 14 Nov. 2019
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The stakes of driving this road are high for Tim, as the many dents and welds in the guardrails remind him.
—Longreads, 22 Jan. 2020
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But most of these are little more than giant arms, bolted firmly to the ground, that weld and paint things.
—The Economist, 25 Aug. 2020
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Zabaneh said the crack was found near a weld on a stress-bearing horizontal beam.
—Paul Elias, The Seattle Times, 25 Sep. 2018
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The victim was able to break the welds on the screen door and pull the metal screen material down.
—Sara Smart, CNN, 15 Aug. 2023
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Those vehicles have a weld in the clutch that could fail, preventing them from moving.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 12 June 2019
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Stress tests showed that the weld was roughly equivalent in strength to the spider silk itself.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 16 Aug. 2017
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Eight robots apply 860 welds to the aluminum space frame.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Sep. 2016
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The pipeline failure occurred at a girth weld, a point that adjoins two pipes, the agency said.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 9 Mar. 2023
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Not a single bolt or weld, just metal blocks with 88 pounds of magnetic force.
—Matt Allyn, Popular Mechanics, 6 Feb. 2018
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Hanlon says a good inspection takes one to three days and should include X-rays of welds and joints.
—James Pilcher, Cincinnati.com, 28 July 2017
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The company bends, shapes and welds steel rod into chains used for hoisting, tie-downs and tire traction.
—Ruth Simon, WSJ, 10 Feb. 2019
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As a nod to the site’s industrial heritage, the design team left weld marks on the curved edges at the end of the bar.
—Bridget Mills-Powell, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 May 2026
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But the team says that at such temperatures, metal parts of the base could freeze, jam or cold-weld together.
—Amy Woodyatt, CNN, 16 Mar. 2021
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The Wrangler was recalled last year for misaligned welds that could cause steering problems.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2019
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The inlet check valve weld may fail, allowing the filling pipe to separate from the fuel tank.
—USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2021
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That means that the laser does not form a nice focus at the weld location and ends up gently heating a wide area of ceramic.
—Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 30 Aug. 2019
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Subaru did not provide any details on why some Ascents had missing welds, and others did not.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Sep. 2018
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The seat frame welds can detach from the rear inboard seat bracket, and a driver may not be properly restrained in a crash.
—Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2023
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As the surfaces slid past each other, the welds broke apart and new ones formed, gradually changing the ice’s structure.
—Paulina Rowińska, Wired News, 25 Jan. 2026
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Upon arrival in California, the beast’s two pieces were rejoined with a thick weld.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2019
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Shooters can also opt for a B-Fast adjustable comb for a more comfortable cheek weld and sight plane.
—Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 21 Jan. 2020
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The attraction in the ice created tiny welds between the sliding surfaces.
—Quanta Magazine, 8 Dec. 2025
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Here the stitches of the weld symbolize the stitching of the fabric from the original soft sculpture.
—Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Sep. 2020
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