How to Use friction in a Sentence

friction

noun

• It was difficult to reach an agreement because of the friction between the two sides.
• Oil in a car engine reduces friction.
• The speed of the foot swing was controlled by friction at the pivot point.
  — Jothy Rosenberg, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
• The changes, while not enormous, will add some friction to the process.
  — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Nov. 2023
• Both of them like you to roll your feet on the ground like rub, and that friction was not good for the robots.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 1 Oct. 2023
• This is partially thanks to friction, or the lack of it.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 1 Nov. 2023
• At many times over the past two years, there was plenty of friction between the two.
  — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 23 Aug. 2023
• The tidal forces of Saturn pull and squeeze the inside of Enceladus, and the friction generates enough heat to melt the ice.
  — Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2023
• This puts a burden on my son and his wife and creates friction.
  — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
• To stop, skaters just need to apply pressure to the padded brake and create enough friction to slow their speed.
  — Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2024
• The biggest source of friction between the league and its partners remains the schedule.
  — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2023
• Sleeping on a silk pillowcase could lead to less friction on the face, said Wassef.
  — Korin Miller, Health, 1 Feb. 2024
• The main cause of the friction is that Kaplan has rendered Trump defenseless.
  — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 19 Jan. 2024
• Out of that friction comes a review whose arrival is always an event.
  — Vulture Editors, Vulture, 8 May 2023
• The friction makes sounds by dragging the striker across the surface in varying pressures and patterns.
  — Nancy Jo Adams, Popular Mechanics, 5 May 2023
• The leak has created friction between Ukraine and the United States, its biggest backer in the war.
  — Isabelle Khurshudyan, Anchorage Daily News, 2 May 2023
• But within two years, all the staff bar one had walked out because of frictions over his management style.
  — Time, 13 Nov. 2023
• The process caused so much friction that their editor had to intervene.
  — Rick Rojas, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2023
• Create a little friction between the trigger and habit.
  — Lydia Wang, Women's Health, 12 July 2023
• One hypothesis is based on how friction slows air moving near the ground.
  — Carolyn Wilke, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2023
• With hope, better technology will tamp down some of the friction.
  — Cameron Sperance, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2023
• Hard plastic bumps on the underside of the mop create better friction with the floors to gently tug away stubborn dirt.
  — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 July 2023
• With vivid portraits of the participants, this is a book about frictions in alliances and how they were overcome.
  — Peter Englund, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
• Changes in Earth’s rotation over the long term have been dominated by the friction of the tides on the ocean floor — which has slowed down its rotation.
  — Laura Paddison, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
• The brand claims that the lack of friction from sleeping on a satin pillowcase can lead to fewer wrinkles, less hair breakage, and a serene slumber.
  — Wendy Vazquez, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2024
• With less friction, the engine isn’t working as hard, which reduces emissions.
  — Don Maier, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2023
• The rash guard has minimal seams to cut down on irritation and friction.
  — Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2023
• Pads were built into the elbows, and manufacturers started adding friction cloth to the front and sleeves.
  — Joshua Kagavi, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2023
• The narrow headband is only about a half-inch wide and wrapped in smooth vegan leather that won't create friction against your strands.
  — Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2023
• The tectonic plates move, but their edges remain in place until this slip, when the stress overcomes the friction that normally holds them there.
  — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 7 May 2024