How to Use coolant in a Sentence

coolant

noun
  • Like coolant, antifreeze is a lethal for dogs and cats.
    — Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 16 Dec. 2025
  • EVs don’t need oil changes or coolant flushes.
    — Jason Phillips, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
  • One of the main reasons many cars overheat is a coolant leak.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 22 June 2026
  • Ensure that coolant levels are topped up.
    — Danny Smith, USA Today, 29 May 2026
  • His car, which has a broken coolant system, took a few tries to start.
    — Kathleen Joyce, Fox News, 1 June 2018
  • The alarm, which shut off a few minutes later, said the bus had low coolant.
    — Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2023
  • That means workers could slip and fall on hazards from oil, coolant, leaks, and spills.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 23 June 2022
  • The coolant has to travel from one end of the hardware to the other.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026
  • If the coolant is low during your initial check, recheck it monthly.
    — Gary Witzenburg, Car and Driver, 13 Apr. 2022
  • That means coolant can't flow directly over the magnets to cool them.
    — Matthew Jancer, Popular Mechanics, 20 Nov. 2018
  • The technician put in 5 pounds of new coolant to get the system to work.
    — Cathy Cunningham, chicagotribune.com, 21 June 2018
  • Be sure to capture all the old coolant and dispose of it properly.
    — Ben Wojdyla, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2018
  • This allows the engine to quickly send warm coolant to the cabin heater.
    — K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 11 Dec. 2020
  • The Valkyrie's engine also cut its redline when the coolant got too hot.
    — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Electric cars use oil in their transmissions, and coolant to chill the battery pack.
    — Alistair Charlton, WIRED, 15 July 2023
  • Since the vehicle wouldn't park, King placed a jug of coolant behind the wheel.
    — Teresa Moss, Arkansas Online, 20 Mar. 2022
  • In the coolant system, a valve closed, causing water pressure to build.
    — Washington Post, 30 May 2017
  • Simply drain the coolant and replace it with hot, distilled water.
    — Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Most cars use engine coolant heat to blast up from dashboard vents and melt windshield ice in winter.
    — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 8 Jan. 2026
  • New spark plugs were installed when it was serviced earlier this year, along with fresh oil and coolant.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2022
  • Up to 4 units are covered, and there is no pound limit on coolant replacement.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Nov. 2020
  • Check belts and hoses for dryness or cracking, make sure your tires are in good shape and replace coolant fluids.
    — Danny Smith, USA Today, 4 June 2026
  • Channels had to be deep enough to allow coolant flow but not weaken the silicon.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Submer notes there are potential challenges its coolant faces.
    — Dina Genkina, IEEE Spectrum, 13 June 2024
  • There’s no oil to change, no coolant to worry about, and clutch or foot brake to concern yourself with either.
    — Arv Voss, Houston Chronicle, 7 Sep. 2019
  • Once the mission is complete, the coolant gas tanks can be refueled for the next mission.
    — Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
  • In manufacturing and milling, there needs to be a coolant for the machine bits.
    — Samuel McMain, Outside Online, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Ford said engines can overheat if coolant gets low, causing the cylinder head to crack and spew oil that can catch fire.
    — Tom Krisher, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2017
  • It was learned that a pipe had burst in January, leaking coolant glycol.
    — Tom Olsen, Twin Cities, 4 Dec. 2025
  • It is constantly pumped up, treated and stored in tanks, while part of it is recycled as coolant.
    — Fox News, 1 Feb. 2020

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