How to Use clamp in a Sentence

clamp

1 of 2 noun

• Once the glue is dry, remove the clamp and sand the joint smooth.
  — Kevin Dupzyk, Popular Mechanics, 3 Mar. 2021
• All of those track pieces were built by hand and with clamps.
  — Mekado Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2023
• Hold small weight plates in each hand with a clamp grip, your thumb on the flat side of the plates.
  — Greg Presto, Men's Health, 6 Oct. 2022
• Use a clamp to pull the joints tight, and set the assembly aside to let the glue dry [17].
  — Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 31 July 2021
• Install the rivets, and attach the baffle to the pipe with the hose clamp.
  — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 17 Apr. 2021
• Plus, there's no risk of dents from styling, since there's no clamp.
  — Jessica Teich, Good Housekeeping, 18 Feb. 2021
• The bars on these clamps are easy to position and keep in place.
  — Anabelle Weissinger, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2023
• Look for clamp-on lights for beds or a desk lamp with a USB charger in the base.
  — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2020
• The combo kit includes a pair of 6-inch clamps and a pair of 12-inch clamps.
  — Matt Jancer, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2023
• Instead, a clamp is attached to the top of a door frame, with the ball attached to a string.
  — Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2021
• All of their panels had locks, chains and clamps, Meagher said.
  — The Arizona Republic, 28 Jan. 2024
• Nature: When an eel climbs a ramp to eat squid from a clamp, that’s a moray.
  — New York Times, 23 June 2021
• The clamp holds hair nicely, and there was no slippage.
  — Enjanae' Taylor, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2023
• The bones were brought into alignment, and Watkins put a big clamp on the humerus to hold it in place.
  — The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 19 Mar. 2021
• Attach dowels to the sides of two tiles with clear glue; clamp.
  — Beth Eslinger, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2021
• There's not even so much as a muffler clamp to deal with.
  — Jim Resnick, Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2022
• Just attach the mount to your tray and adjust the clamps to fit around your smartphone.
  — Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2023
• Thanks to the adjustable clamp, this bird bath is easy to install and remove.
  — Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2023
• Then, lock the tool into a vise or hold it still with a clamp and move a mill file along the edge of the blade to sharpen.
  — Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2022
• Clamp the line spooler to a table, chair back, or workbench and insert the filler spool in the clamp.
  — Ric Burnley, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
• File each end to round off the corners, and clamp or tape the ends to your metal work surface [1].
  — Nick Moreau, Popular Mechanics, 5 Dec. 2020
• Plus, there’s a spring in the hinge that widens the clamp’s grip based on the thickness of the skis or boards, while the rubber arms won’t scratch the topsheets.
  — James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 4 June 2020
• There was no burning or damage, and the clamp held the hair without pulling it too hard.
  — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2023
• Despite the rogue clamp, the telescope was still very much intact.
  — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2021
• And the non-adjustable 43 mm KYB forks now sit in triple clamps that have 14 mm more offset.
  — Peter Jackson, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2023
• This budget-friendly clamp on style light clips to the edge of a table or desk.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 26 July 2022
• Make sure the clamp is fully connected to the metal and won’t fall off.
  — Liam Gravvat, USA TODAY, 26 July 2022
• Using clamps, the tights were stretched even further to see just how far these tights could go.
  — L.a. Hubilla, Peoplemag, 26 June 2023
• Apply glue to the joint between the front rail and bottom, assemble the parts and clamp [9].
  — Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 8 Aug. 2020
• Along with the saw, blade, and blade wrench, this product also includes a dust bag and clamp.
  — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Oct. 2023

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clamp

2 of 2 verb

• The surgeon clamped the vein.
• The bit was clamped firmly between the horse's teeth.
• He clamped his mouth shut and refused to speak.
• He clamped the two pieces of wood together.
• Turn the leg on its edge and clamp it to the sawhorses.
  — Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 5 June 2021
• Then, clamp the iron down each plait to lock in the shape.
  — Amber Kallor, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022
• To win the West, the Nuggets will need more than clamp-down defense.
  — Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post, 21 Nov. 2019
• The simplest way to do this is to clamp a spare 2x4 along the length of the plywood.
  — Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2022
• Those bolts clamp blades to the rotor and bear the stress of wind and motion.
  — The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, 27 Aug. 2022
• The floating dock had been clamped onto the top of a groin wall.
  — Karen Berkowitz, chicagotribune.com, 11 July 2019
• The Apex has a skewer here, which is used to clamp the axle in place.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 4 Nov. 2023
• The wheel or disc is clamped between two flanges, one on the front of the wheel and one behind it.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 30 Mar. 2023
• Both the model and the cartoon bomb had gas masks clamped around their faces.
  — Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2019
• Place the rafter on sawhorses and clamp it firmly in place.
  — George Retseck, Popular Mechanics, 12 Sep. 2020
• His body had clamped up the moment the green liquid touched his tongue.
  — Wesley Snipes, The Root, 27 May 2018
• She was pulled from the car with Enzo’s mouth clamped on her left leg.
  — Barbara Boyer, Philly.com, 26 Apr. 2018
• Place the shelf between the two sides and clamp the three together.
  — Roy Berendson, Popular Mechanics, 21 Mar. 2018
• And one to clamp the forceps and extract the sought-after tooth.
  — Cristela Guerra, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Apr. 2018
• Just clamp your hair and click the arrow pointing away from your face and boom!
  — Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 26 Dec. 2022
• Macron, who sat coiled on the edge of his seat with one hand clamped firmly on his knee, replied.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 4 Dec. 2019
• Spread the patty with beans, toss a handful or two of Fritos on, and clamp the crown bun down.
  — San Antonio Express-News, 28 Mar. 2018
• Others clamp them together or put the heart and lungs in a jar.
  — Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 7 Oct. 2023
• Clamp the line spooler to a table, chair back, or workbench and insert the filler spool in the clamp.
  — Ric Burnley, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
• Since the rails are narrow, clamp a second board to the workpiece to help support the router base.
  — Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 31 July 2021
• Take a clothes hanger from the closet – the one with the clips – and clamp both sides of the curtains together.
  — Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 15 June 2022
• Measure up 5 1⁄2 inches from the bottom of the sides and mark a line across the panels, then clamp a square on the line.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 23 Jan. 2021
• Glue and clamp together groups of three or four strips.
  — Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 14 Nov. 2020
• Then clamp the elbow in a vise, and secure the connections with a wrench on the valve's facets.
  — Joe Kohl-Riggs, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2023
• There was the continual embrace of the mask, clamped to my face.
  — Neil Steinberg, Quartz, 15 Dec. 2019
• The bolt shank could break, or the threads may strip, providing no clamping force at all.
  — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 26 Feb. 2019

Last Updated: 3 May 2024