How to Use fiberglass in a Sentence

fiberglass

noun
  • Rigid brown fiberglass wedges press in upon it from all sides.
    — Caity Weaver, New York Times, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Rods made with fiberglass blanks often weigh the most but cost the least.
    — Pete M. Anderson, Field & Stream, 21 June 2023
  • The fiberglass body of our test car had not a ripple across its curvy flanks.
    — Larry Webster, Car and Driver, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Within the fiberglass pod, there is nothing to see, feel, or hear.
    — Chelsey Stone, Outside, 26 Dec. 2025
  • His first was encased in rubber, but he's moved on to more durable fiberglass molds.
    — ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • Folding tables were set up across the room, and on top of each one was a fiberglass bell.
    — Nikki Dementri, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Their beloved 50-pound green, fiberglass dinosaur had been stolen.
    — Aishvarya Kavi, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • This ladder stands at four feet tall and is made from fiberglass for the strength that your project requires.
    — Alyssa Brascia, PEOPLE.com, 22 July 2022
  • Workers use fiberglass chop or fiberglass sheets.
    — Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The floor boards are a composite of fiberglass and balsa wood.
    — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Cutting guards are made with fiberglass to prevent buckling and help with an even trim.
    — Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Up the game of a friend with this fashion-forward fiberglass paddle.
    — Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2022
  • The 6-foot long, medium-action, fiberglass rod is built tough.
    — Rob McDonald, Field & Stream, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Mark edges with fiberglass snow poles or driveway markers to guide safe clearing.
    — Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Nov. 2025
  • This thing was laid out on a hillside, fiberglass chutes zigzagging for hundreds of yards down the slope.
    — al, 5 July 2022
  • An above ground pool has rigid sides with supports and sits on top of the ground rather than down in it like a vinyl or fiberglass pool.
    — Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 27 June 2023
  • The fiberglass shaft is tough and light while providing flex to absorb the shock of the boat pulling against the pole.
    — Ric Burnley, Field & Stream, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Some are made of materials that do not show up well on radar, such as fiberglass and plastic.
    — Aaron Brynildson, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2026
  • But unlike a typical white fiberglass boat, this hull was a brilliant navy blue.
    — Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2022
  • The 135-foot piece of fiberglass, wood and metal weighs more than seven tons.
    — James Freeman, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2022
  • His friend pointed at the fiberglass dinosaur in front of the museum.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Aunt Harry’s face was alert, waiting, under piles of white fiberglass hair.
    — Michelle Orange, Harper's Magazine, 12 Dec. 2023
  • The steel body, with an aluminum hood, used a fiberglass floor pan, footwells, and firewall bonded to the chassis.
    — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Nov. 2023
  • To guide folding, the team added lightweight fiberglass panels between hinges.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Crying next to fiberglass whimsy is humbling.
    — Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Kast King gave these rods a fiberglass tip to help strengthen the most vulnerable part of the rod.
    — Travis Smola, Field & Stream, 9 May 2023
  • Each second, the light pulses a few hundred billion times through a fiberglass straw the width of a human hair.
    — ABC News, 16 June 2026
  • Material Most pop-up canopies have a fabric canopy top and steel or fiberglass frame.
    — Lee Alisha Williams, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The backbone on this rod is excellent thanks to the one-piece graphite and fiberglass construction.
    — Pete M. Anderson, Field & Stream, 28 Sep. 2023
  • They're made from a fiberglass mat base that's coated in asphalt and topped with protective granules.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026

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