How to Use air pump in a Sentence

air pump

noun
  • The man was found behind the wheel of his car, parked at an air pump.
    — Brian Lisik, cleveland, 7 Dec. 2021
  • The assailants walked to a wall of the business near the air pump.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2025
  • What’s more, keep an eye out for bounce houses that come with their own air pumps.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025
  • The best way to get your fish some quality air is through an aquarium air pump.
    — Tim Kohut, BGR, 23 June 2021
  • The storage room also contains an air pump to fill tires and tools to help make repairs.
    — Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 2 July 2024
  • Pull over, check your tires, and get to an air pump as soon as possible if the tire is still holding air.
    — Jason Fogelson, AJC.com, 29 May 2026
  • That said, the rear shock performed well and features preload via a suspension air pump.
    — William Roberson, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
  • The ball is removable, comes with an air pump, and features a support bar for your back.
    — Billy Cadden, Popular Science, 15 Jan. 2020
  • Attach the air pump, placed just outside the reservoir, to the air stone, placed inside.
    — Angela Watson, chicagotribune.com, 26 Mar. 2021
  • The best way to inflate this float is with an air pump, though one is not included with the purchase.
    — Michelle Love, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Tire pressure can be adjusted at home with an air pump or air compressor.
    — Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Tire pressure can be adjusted at home with an air pump or air compressor.
    — Stuart Dyos, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
  • That turbine spins an air pump that feeds extra air into the engine to make more power.
    — Matthew Jancer, Popular Mechanics, 21 June 2018
  • Any room with a pet will have the air sucked to the outside and fresh air pumped in, to keep airborne pathogens and disease out.
    — Darcy Costello, The Courier-Journal, 18 Oct. 2019
  • Cash was stolen from an air pump machine entered by force outside a convenience store.
    — Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2019
  • The flip side Thank you to Wawa for having free air pumps at their locations.
    — Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2024
  • Doctors and nurses squeezed air pumps by hand to fill some of the most fragile babies’ little lungs.
    — Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2017
  • So, while one end of Gold Sprint is outfitted with a work bench, air pump, tools, work stand, etc.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 19 Aug. 2019
  • The station is equipped with an air pump, wrench, screwdrivers and anything else needed to adjust a gear or change a tire.
    — Bob Bong, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2023
  • Whitlock zipped up his bright yellow Tyvek suit, equipped with what looks like a scuba mask attached to an air pump.
    — Kyung Lah, Julia Jones and Kim Berryman, CNN, 9 July 2020
  • It is equipped with a user-friendly air pump that inflates quickly and easily.
    — Nora Colomer, Fox News, 20 Sep. 2024
  • But most designs still rely on rigid components or external air pumps.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Different parts such as the chamber, hose and air pump can be faulty resulting in a defective bed.
    — Deirdre Mundorf, Discover Magazine, 29 Dec. 2021
  • Having your vehicle’s low tire pressure warning go off means a search for a service station that has an air pump.
    — Brad Moon, Forbes, 25 May 2021
  • As if inflated by an imaginary air pump, the ends puff up post-wash — made even more noticeable by my layers.
    — Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Residents can expect the sampling to take about three hours total, with most of that time for allowing an air pump to run.
    — Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Some gas stations have digital readouts as part of their air pumps; these are not always accurate, though.
    — David Muller, Car and Driver, 4 Sep. 2017
  • An air pump is integrated to inflate the thing in three minutes, and it's made of tear-resistant polyester.
    — Kaitlin Menza, House Beautiful, 15 Nov. 2019
  • Inflation method Basic bounce houses use an air pump to inflate, just like an air mattress.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Inflatable kayaks are the most popular form of compact kayak, using an air pump system that inflates the kayak.
    — Chantae Reden, Popular Mechanics, 21 June 2022

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