How to Use clamp in a Sentence

clamp

1 of 2 noun
  • All of those track pieces were built by hand and with clamps.
    — Mekado Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2023
  • Secure each piece in place with a clamp.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Plus, there's no risk of dents from styling, since there's no clamp.
    — Jessica Teich, Good Housekeeping, 18 Feb. 2021
  • Secure each roller in place with a clamp.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 17 Apr. 2026
  • How about a bar clamp, bench vise or stud finder?
    — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
  • It’s made up of a base, along with a ring with high sides and a clamp.
    — Molly Allen, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Once the glue is dry, remove the clamp and sand the joint smooth.
    — Kevin Dupzyk, Popular Mechanics, 3 Mar. 2021
  • Gone are the manual clamps or twist locks.
    — Robb Rice, Robb Report, 10 May 2026
  • There are a series of clamps and rods involved as well.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The bars on these clamps are easy to position and keep in place.
    — Anabelle Weissinger, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2023
  • All of their panels had locks, chains and clamps, Meagher said.
    — The Arizona Republic, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Attach dowels to the sides of two tiles with clear glue; clamp.
    — Beth Eslinger, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2021
  • Hold small weight plates in each hand with a clamp grip, your thumb on the flat side of the plates.
    — Greg Presto, Men's Health, 6 Oct. 2022
  • It was found with its stone lid fixed in place, secured by metal clamps and molten lead.
    — CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Using clamps, the tights were stretched even further to see just how far these tights could go.
    — L.a. Hubilla, Peoplemag, 26 June 2023
  • Just connect the clamps, flip a switch and start your vehicle.
    — Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Thanks to the adjustable clamp, this bird bath is easy to install and remove.
    — Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Despite the rogue clamp, the telescope was still very much intact.
    — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2021
  • This budget-friendly clamp on style light clips to the edge of a table or desk.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 26 July 2022
  • Just attach the mount to your tray and adjust the clamps to fit around your smartphone.
    — Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2023
  • There was no burning or damage, and the clamp held the hair without pulling it too hard.
    — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Instead, a clamp is attached to the top of a door frame, with the ball attached to a string.
    — Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2021
  • Along with the saw, blade, and blade wrench, this product also includes a dust bag and clamp.
    — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Oct. 2023
  • That clamp plays an important role in securing the base to the pan.
    — Molly Allen, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Use clamps, if needed, to tighten the crack and allow the area to dry for at least four hours.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Make sure the clamp is fully connected to the metal and won’t fall off.
    — Liam Gravvat, USA TODAY, 26 July 2022
  • Also, use a thin scrap block under the clamp jaws to prevent marring the work.
    — Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 14 Nov. 2020
  • The combo kit includes a pair of 6-inch clamps and a pair of 12-inch clamps.
    — Matt Jancer, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Use a clamp to pull the joints tight, and set the assembly aside to let the glue dry [17].
    — Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 31 July 2021
  • The bones were brought into alignment, and Watkins put a big clamp on the humerus to hold it in place.
    — The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 19 Mar. 2021

clamp

2 of 2 verb
  • The surgeon clamped the vein.
  • The bit was clamped firmly between the horse's teeth.
  • He clamped his mouth shut and refused to speak.
  • He clamped the two pieces of wood together.
  • Then his mouth clamped shut above his hard little set-back chin.
    — Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Connect the adapter to the blade and then clamp it onto the arm.
    — Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The floating dock had been clamped onto the top of a groin wall.
    — Karen Berkowitz, chicagotribune.com, 11 July 2019
  • His body had clamped up the moment the green liquid touched his tongue.
    — Wesley Snipes, The Root, 27 May 2018
  • That’s when the dog lunged at the 9-year-old and clamped onto her face.
    — Ronn Blitzer , Mitch Picasso, FOXNews.com, 17 Nov. 2025
  • Both the model and the cartoon bomb had gas masks clamped around their faces.
    — Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2019
  • She was pulled from the car with Enzo’s mouth clamped on her left leg.
    — Barbara Boyer, Philly.com, 26 Apr. 2018
  • Those bolts clamp blades to the rotor and bear the stress of wind and motion.
    — The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, 27 Aug. 2022
  • Just clamp your hair and click the arrow pointing away from your face and boom!
    — Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 26 Dec. 2022
  • The Apex has a skewer here, which is used to clamp the axle in place.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 4 Nov. 2023
  • Macron, who sat coiled on the edge of his seat with one hand clamped firmly on his knee, replied.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 4 Dec. 2019
  • The same gloved hand that had reached through the broken window clamped around her calf.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Others clamp them together or put the heart and lungs in a jar.
    — Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Place the shelf between the two sides and clamp the three together.
    — Roy Berendson, Popular Mechanics, 21 Mar. 2018
  • Spread glue on the end rabbets, and clamp the pieces together.
    — Paul Steiner, Popular Mechanics, 24 Mar. 2023
  • To win the West, the Nuggets will need more than clamp-down defense.
    — Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post, 21 Nov. 2019
  • The wheel or disc is clamped between two flanges, one on the front of the wheel and one behind it.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The ball comes in two halves that clamp around the wire and bolt together tightly.
    — Rui Bo, The Conversation, 18 May 2026
  • Then the second deputy does the same before the first mounts the gator to hold it down and clamp its mouth.
    — Richard Tribou, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The bolt shank could break, or the threads may strip, providing no clamping force at all.
    — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 21 May 2021
  • The simplest way to do this is to clamp a spare 2x4 along the length of the plywood.
    — Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Now clamp a cleat to the saw table so that the crown is firmly supported.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Take a 1-inch-wide section of hair and clamp your flat iron at eyebrow level.
    — April Franzino, Good Housekeeping, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Some models clamp into place on the edge of a table or have a tripod as the base.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
  • This is an adjustable graphics-card brace, and its screw tightens the part that clamps it to the slide.
    — PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The module has four posts, which clamp the car chassis pinch-weld line between the front and rear wheels.
    — Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, 23 June 2022

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