How to Use epoxy in a Sentence
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That glue, called 5509, was the first epoxy.
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Clare Conley,
Outdoor Life,
18 Sep. 2025
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An eight-car garage has epoxy floors and an EV charging station.
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Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
5 Nov. 2025
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Miller also redid the concrete flooring and epoxy in the back.
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Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2026
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With laser guidance, contractors applied epoxy to joint the blocks end-on.
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Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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The internet says just the cover can be replaced by using an epoxy.
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Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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The pieces were coated in crystal-clear epoxy and a layer of cannabis resin and framed in an acrylic shadow box.
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Benjamin Adams,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Smaller cracks can be repaired with epoxy glue, but even that is only a temporary fix.
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Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
15 June 2026
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Students also chose the school’s maroon colors for the new epoxy flooring.
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Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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When cured, traditional epoxy can not be remelted or reshaped.
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Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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Hardware stores were the best venue for cheap glues, glazes, and epoxies, which could be smeared, stuffed, and sanded into every crack and crevice.
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Literary Hub,
10 Dec. 2025
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Fill the crack in the door with the epoxy wood filler, spreading a small bit of the paste over the sanded area to help close and bond the edges of the crack together.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
11 Jan. 2026
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Epoxy Paint Thomson's number one pick is epoxy, which typically comes in a two-step kit.
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Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
4 Feb. 2026
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Bear found that the new fiberglass and epoxy material worked well on the outside, or back, of bows, but not on the inside, or belly.
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Clare Conley,
Outdoor Life,
18 Sep. 2025
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The team resolved it by applying an epoxy topcoat, which both protected the surface and gave the frames a uniform glossy finish.
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Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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At one workstation, a worker uses liquid epoxy to glue fiberglass reinforcing sheets to wooden blades, in batches of six.
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Joseph Hostetler,
Fortune,
7 Oct. 2025
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The ultrasonic transmitters emitted these sound waves through the rods, which interact acoustically via the epoxy.
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IEEE Spectrum,
18 June 2026
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The food scraps and stalks are brought to the lab where they're dried, ground up and mixed with various natural binders and fillers leading to a compostable alternative to cement or epoxies.
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Marcella Baietto,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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Also on the main level are a second bedroom, a laundry space and the entrance to a three-car garage outfitted with an epoxy floor and all-season controls to adjust the temperature.
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Des Moines Register,
9 Feb. 2026
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This structure is supported by an ultra-thin, flexible epoxy coating that mimics the soft, delicate texture of actual brain tissue.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Apr. 2026
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The chief chemist of Chrysler, Don Swazey, agreed to saturate several layers of the cloth with the epoxy, then put it in a press and cure it at 325°.
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Clare Conley,
Outdoor Life,
18 Sep. 2025
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Botts and his fellow scientists also had to develop a special epoxy to affix the markers, soon dubbed Botts Dots, securely to the pavement.
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Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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Using Sonny Angel collectibles as a base, Santos customizes each figurine with paint and epoxy sculpt clay to reflect the look and style of each of her subjects.
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Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
11 Oct. 2025
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According to Buder, who also works as an engineer at Vielo, the aircraft-grade carbon tubes were first cleaned and cut to size, then bonded using an epoxy-carbon composite.
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Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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In recent years, simplified versions of kintsugi using epoxy and metallic powders have gained popularity, offering quicker and less expensive results.
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Kansas City Star,
14 May 2026
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Options such as epoxy flooring, which can help avoid grout maintenance, is an example of how Simque advises clients on serviceable solutions that align with operational realities.
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Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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Given that a Claymore is a curved block of C4 explosive with a layer of epoxy on the front embedded with about 700 ball bearings, the mine is a small, highly lethal munition.
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New Atlas,
24 Aug. 2025
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Health experts said that methyl methacrylate — a flammable plastic epoxy that generates its own heat — is a respiratory irritant and potential exposure could lead to lung, skin and eye irritation, nausea and dizziness.
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Austin Turner,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
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Instead, the Navy stripped the hangar's exterior and coated the steel frame with epoxy – a remediation critics considered inadequate – leaving behind a big bare skeleton.
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New Atlas,
3 Apr. 2026
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An epoxy compound is concocted to replace discs between vertebrae and other cartilaginous elements, so the animal returns to its original dimensions and structure.
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Jeff Wilson,
Outdoor Life,
11 Mar. 2026
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By integrating the phosphorus-containing polymer directly into the epoxy before curing, the team made a flame-retardant, reprocessable and chemically recyclable resin.
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Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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Nurse 3 said Brown mentioned taking the foot home to epoxy it, among other things, the affidavit states.
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Jonathan Edwards,
Anchorage Daily News,
2022-11-08
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Spread more epoxy over the top of the weights, all the way to edges of the pocket.
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Bradley Ford,
Popular Mechanics,
2023-01-12
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That is, when and where the epoxy was purchased is unknown.
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Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
2021-12-17
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The color won’t change much as the epoxy dries, Ahlstrom said.
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Washington Post,
2021-04-19
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Turbine blades are made with a blend of epoxy and glass or carbon fibers.
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Justine Calma,
The Verge,
2023-02-13
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The guest bedroom has an epoxy floor with some of Biton's vinyl records.
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Mark Dunphy,
San Antonio Express-News,
2021-02-08
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To fix broken tiles, use a two-way epoxy filler that is also paintable.
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Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2023-12-11
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Bauer said that seems to have done better than when the city put the epoxy on old asphalt.
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Steve Lord,
chicagotribune.com,
2021-08-10
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The two-car garage has built-in cabinets and epoxy flooring.
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Dallas News,
2020-05-31
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The hump sits for a few days and after that, epoxy pavement markings are drawn.
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Talis Shelbourne,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
2021-05-19
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Then, the researchers soaked the wood with an epoxy, which both strengthened the wood and turned the wood clear.
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Nathaniel Scharping,
Discover Magazine,
2016-05-16
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Most of his toys are made of resin and polymer clay and some are created out of wood, metal and epoxy.
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Linda McIntosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2021-10-25
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The steel frame has a silver epoxy finish and each end has a plastic connector that is durable.
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Chris Hachey,
BGR,
2021-06-22
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These handcrafted wooden coasters come in a set of four and have a high-gloss epoxy finish.
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Victoria Moorwood,
The Enquirer,
2022-09-09
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Each finished body is epoxy primed and goes through a 64-step paint process using Glasurit paint.
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Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
2024-01-04
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The floor downstairs, once an old tile, is an epoxy covering with white, orange and blue speckles.
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Dana Hunsinger Benbow,
The Indianapolis Star,
2021-06-24
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Plug cracks in foundation walls with an epoxy injection system or bring in a pro for the repair.
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Dan Diclerico,
Good Housekeeping,
2022-02-03
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Marvasti recommends fixing ones that bother you with a little bit of epoxy at home.
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Joe Jackson,
Outside Online,
2022-11-11
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The pitting is typically filled in with clear epoxy, then it gets sanded down to a smooth surface.
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Alyssa Longobucco,
House Beautiful,
2023-05-02
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The mannequins, which are made of epoxy resins, replicate an adult female's bones, soft tissues, and organs.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2023-01-18
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Bedding is about joining the action to the stock perfectly and most smiths do that with an epoxy bedding process.
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Michael R. Shea,
Field & Stream,
2021-02-22
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The plan is to install new floors themselves: vinyl plank and perhaps an epoxy that mimics the look of terrazzo.
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Emma Alpern,
Curbed,
2021-01-13
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Martyte is a ceramic epoxy used to protect surfaces from extreme heat.
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Brandon Lingle,
ExpressNews.com,
2020-11-25
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After the leads are attached, the films are rolled up and dipped into an epoxy that binds the assembly together.
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Eric Schlaepfer,
IEEE Spectrum,
2023-01-14
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These polymers are used to produce materials such as bakelite, melamine and the epoxy resins used in wind-turbine blades.
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Sarah Deweerdt,
Scientific American,
2022-12-13
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The 5,823-square-foot house includes five bedrooms, five bathrooms, a home gym and an art room with an epoxy floor for easy cleanup.
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Kim Palmer,
Star Tribune,
2020-08-14
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To make it, layers of colored cloth and epoxy fiberglass are compressed and cooled, and then layered to from the rough handles attached around the knife tang.
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Larry Olmsted,
Forbes,
2021-11-10
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There are two tiny baby cups, collectively 130 years old, with handles hanging on with epoxy glue.
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BostonGlobe.com,
2021-05-07
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To make: Pair an enamelware mug and a plate (new or vintage set will work), securing the pieces together using a two-part epoxy.
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Charlyne Mattox,
Country Living,
2023-06-24
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What happens to people People exposed to these fumes have described an odor similar to that of epoxy or model airplane glue.
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Monique O. Madan,
USA TODAY,
2023-04-01
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The lintel had to be refurbished with metal pins and epoxy, a repair job that required additional work when the metal started to rust.
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Jennifer Lu,
Los Angeles Times,
2021-03-26
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