How to Use air hole in a Sentence

air hole

noun
  • Designed with air holes to keep the mouse alive, this live trap has no poison or glue.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
  • This uses air holes to create a flow which burns off excess smoke.
    — Simon Heptinstall december 31, New Atlas, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Chandler gets awfully cozy in his new digs (just don't cover his air hole).
    — Gretchen Hansen, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Nov. 2025
  • About 7 or 8 pieces in the middle had the big holes and to each side there were others that a bit smaller air holes.
    — Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Most menstrual cups have small air holes around the rim to help promote suction and make the cup simpler to remove and insert.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The second is a series of air holes with a low refractive index, and the last is a polymer matrix to act as the base material.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 8 Mar. 2026
  • When handling a possum (or any wild mammal), wear protective gloves and place the animal gently in a secure container like a box with a lid and air holes.
    — Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
  • In the penultimate episode, Naz captured Nate and sealed him inside a coffin buried underground, leaving only a small air hole for ventilation.
    — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
  • Packed in banana boxes — perfectly sized for small turtles and already equipped with air holes — the 25 endangered young turtles were flown to Marathon, where they were greeted by staff from The Turtle Hospital.
    — Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025

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