How to Use catalytic converter in a Sentence

catalytic converter

noun
  • There has been a rise of catalytic converter thefts over the past two years.
    — Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 2 Mar. 2022
  • There has been a rise in catalytic converter thefts over the past two years.
    — Adam Terro, The Arizona Republic, 27 May 2022
  • This comes as part of a surge in catalytic converter thefts over the past two years.
    — Adam Terro, The Arizona Republic, 2 Feb. 2022
  • In fact, all of that idling is bad for the catalytic converter.
    — oregonlive, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The catalytic converter had been stolen, so some theft had occurred, in the end.
    — Madeline Cash, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Here’s what to know about catalytic converter thefts and how to prevent them.
    — Ashley R. Williams, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2022
  • So, what are catalytic converters, and why are they stolen so often?
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
  • My first guess would be that a heat shield around your catalytic converter is loose and that’s what’s rattling.
    — Ray Magliozzi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2022
  • The biggest clues your catalytic converter might have been stolen?
    — Nick Kurczewski, Car and Driver, 15 June 2022
  • The mechanic said his car no longer had a catalytic converter on it.
    — cleveland, 28 Feb. 2022
  • Many catalytic converter thefts happen in home driveways or in front of the home.
    — Michael Harley, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Police found that the suspect had stolen the catalytic converter from a parked car.
    — cleveland, 25 Oct. 2019
  • The call from four hours ago, reporting a catalytic converter theft, would have to wait.
    — Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 May 2021
  • The muffler can be damaged or ripped out with the catalytic converter.
    — David Hodari, WSJ, 10 Feb. 2019
  • The owner of the truck told police a portion of the catalytic converter had been cut through.
    — Star Tribune, 22 May 2021
  • The heat shields, top and bottom, have rusted on my catalytic converter.
    — Ray Magliozzi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2022
  • The shop soon realized the catalytic converter had been cut off.
    — Bruce Geiselman, cleveland, 2 Jan. 2021
  • Thanks to the catalytic converter in their cars, most people have an idea of what catalysis is.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Yep, one of the biggest stories in autodom this year was the rising rate of catalytic converter theft.
    — Car and Driver, 26 Dec. 2022
  • The shields are among new products car owners are turning to to guard against catalytic converter thefts.
    — Tim Harlow, Star Tribune, 19 Feb. 2021
  • Data show that catalytic converter thefts are on the rise again in the Twin Cities.
    — Conor Wight, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The truck was stripped and was missing the ignition and catalytic converter.
    — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
  • At least one man in Inglewood was shot and killed trying to stop a catalytic converter theft.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
  • Poor, hard-working people are coming out each morning to their cars stripped of catalytic converters or tires.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The previous night, someone cut off the catalytic converter from one of their Chevy work vans.
    — Bruce Geiselman, cleveland, 27 Dec. 2019
  • Reports of catalytic converter and even taillight thefts are nothing new.
    — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The world needs rare earths—the minerals used in magnets, to missiles and catalytic converters.
    — Katherine Dunn, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2019
  • Thieves need less than two minutes to jack up a small car, get under it and then cut off the catalytic converter, Riddick said.
    — Don Stacom, courant.com, 13 Aug. 2021
  • Police took a report June 1 about a catalytic converter being stolen over the weekend from a car parked in a lot.
    — Bruce Geiselman, cleveland, 13 June 2020
  • When a car pulls over on the side of the road, a hot catalytic converter or overheated brakes can touch dry vegetation and spark a wildfire.
    — Emilie Takahashi, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2025

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