How to Use carbide in a Sentence

carbide

noun
  • It’s equipped with a 10-inch, 24-tooth carbide blade as well a miter gauge.
    — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Just pull the knife through the carbide slot a few times, then repeat with the ceramic side.
    — Jim Cobb, Field & Stream, 21 Sep. 2023
  • So carbide tool prices have more than doubled in the past two weeks, Modlin says.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Police went to the home of one of the suspects and recovered the carbide.
    — cleveland, 12 May 2022
  • Cork grips and neoprene wrist straps are easy on hands, even after miles of use, and the durable carbide tips will last years.
    — Whitney Spivey, Outside Online, 14 May 2015
  • Silicon carbide fibers are strong along their length but can snap across their width under high pressure.
    — Prachi Patel, Scientific American, 26 June 2017
  • Fine details and small bones are cleaned using carbide needles mounted in pin vises.
    — Hans-Dieter Sues, Smithsonian, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The key here is that the lithium is usually stored as a light and low-density lithium carbide.
    — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 29 Nov. 2018
  • The amount of vanadium carbide and proper heat treatment add to a knife’s ability to keep an edge.
    — Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Bore on your marks using a hammer drill and a carbide-tip masonry bit sized to suit the plastic screw anchors.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 28 May 2017
  • For smaller jobs with ¼-inch or narrower grout joints, use a grout rake, which is a small hand tool that has a steel blade covered with super-sharp carbide grit.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 5 Dec. 2018
  • For starters, its titanium case is topped with a dense carbide coating to protect against abrasions, erosions, etc.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2022
  • What’s different are the ten carbide spikes added to each shoe’s sole, spread across the fore and rear of the foot for traction on icy surfaces over flat and hilly terrain.
    — Adam W. Chase, Outside Online, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Surveillance video showed two men stole the carbide, one of whom used a key card belonging to a current employee to enter the room.
    — cleveland, 12 May 2022
  • This blade is not only equipped with a high-density tungsten carbide teeth, but a rugged anti-kickback shoulder behind each tooth.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The bit has teeth made of tungsten carbide and cutting elements made of synthetic diamond, mounted on a steel body.
    — Howard Lee, Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Each of the 48 teeth on this blade are tipped with a ceramic-carbide material known as Cermet.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 1 Apr. 2020
  • Manufactured in Germany, these bits contain a rock carbide tip that helps increase their lifespan.
    — Allen Foster, chicagotribune.com, 25 Feb. 2021
  • There's a new permanent magnet motor and a silicon-carbide inverter, and now the motor drives the rear wheels, not the fronts.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2023
  • They’re made of stainless steel, and have durable and powerful carbide cutters to handle any line that needs snipping with a minimum of effort.
    — Pete Robbins, Field & Stream, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The paper also reported the work could be done in a matter of minutes using diamond grit and tungsten carbide blades.
    — William Cummings, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2019
  • Start by using 600-grit wet/dry silicon-carbide sandpaper wrapped around a sanding block to sand smooth any big blobs of dried paint.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 25 Jan. 2019
  • However, the best tool is an oscillating multitool fitted with a carbide-grit grout-removal blade.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 5 Dec. 2018
  • Grout-cutting blades for oscillating tools come with either carbide or diamond grit and generally fit any brand of tool.
    — Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2021
  • The hydrogen then moves through channels (coated with niobium carbide to resist corrosion) that run through the core from top to bottom.
    — Amy Shira Teitel, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2019
  • Some are rubber, which provide helpful shock absorption on pavement, while others are carbide for precision and grip on loose terrain.
    — Hannah Singleton, SELF, 31 Jan. 2023
  • It was filled with a silicon-carbide pre-ceramic polymer and heat-treated to form amorphous silicon carbide.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Its unmatched hardness makes tungsten carbide essential for drill bits, cutting tools, and mining machinery that endure heavy wear.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The molten mixture filled the pores, and the zirconium reacted with the tungsten carbide, replacing the tungsten.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 19 Oct. 2018
  • Bring hiking poles with carbide tips and microspikes for traction, and always check conditions locally with tourist offices before striking off.
    — Doug Mayer, Outside Online, 15 Feb. 2023

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