How to Use flange in a Sentence

flange

noun
  • Trains roll along the rails with a flange at the edge of the wheels to keep them on the rails.
    — Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2021
  • Place the flange over the drain hole in the sink and screw the tailpiece to the flange.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 17 June 2021
  • The black lower flange has transferred texts and minute tracks.
    — Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The clutch flange may break due to the heat treating and stamping process.
    — Detroit Free Press, 11 Dec. 2020
  • Make sure to use a cup plunger designed for sinks and not the flange type used on toilets.
    — Jeff Harper, chicagotribune.com, 11 Mar. 2021
  • Once the flanges are out in full force, testosterone levels drop back to normal.
    — Popsci Staff, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 2020
  • Size does matter for breast pumps—that is, the size of the flange, which is sized to your nipple.
    — WIRED, 14 June 2023
  • Keep an eye out for the rubber tube that connects the pump’s motor to the flanges.
    — WIRED, 14 June 2023
  • The wheel mounting surface of the axle flange may be warped and cause the wheel studs to fracture.
    — Detroit Free Press, 14 May 2021
  • The sink flange needs to be sealed using plumber’s putty, not included.
    — Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 26 Aug. 2021
  • Bezel, flange, lugs and crown are also diamond-set, for a total of three carats.
    — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 18 Aug. 2021
  • There’s a flange welded to the top of the tank that the pump and the lock ring connect to, and that may be damaged.
    — Ray Magliozzi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2022
  • Many shams have all four edges finished, often with a wide stitched flange, which makes the pillow look bigger.
    — Cathy Rubin, Philly.com, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Leave it to the flange detailing and wide track arms to make its mark in your interiors.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The pillows on my bed are outlined with black velvet, one with a welt and another with a flange.
    — Mary Carol Garrity, kansascity, 2 Sep. 2017
  • This extends the flanges on the outside of the anchor and secures it against the back of the drywall.
    — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Those scarred flanges are the bridge wings of the heavy cruiser San Francisco.
    — Gary Kamiya, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 May 2018
  • Once tightened between those two flanges, the wheel is locked securely to the spindle and spins.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The bra also fits around most standard pump flanges, like Medela or Spectra.
    — Jasmine Gomez, Women's Health, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Hand-tighten a ½-inch close nipple into the flange pipe fitting [4].
    — Joe Kohl-Riggs, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2023
  • The outer flange features a tachymeter scale for measuring distance.
    — Roberta Naas, Forbes, 7 Apr. 2021
  • The males have large, flat cheek pads known as flanges that bear a closer resemblance to those of Bornean orangutans.
    — Karen Kaplan, latimes.com, 3 Nov. 2017
  • Outfitted with a méga-tapisserie dial and an outer flange for the tachymeter scale, the ref.
    — Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 9 July 2022
  • Unfurling over the city like an enormous black umbrella, all moving spars and flanges, was the ship.
    — Andrew Liptak, The Verge, 8 July 2018
  • Users say the flanges are a bit stiff and lack the rubber padding some other models have to make the process more comfortable.
    — Jamie Spain and Rachel Rothman, goodhousekeeping.com, 10 June 2023
  • Screw the vertical mounting flange of each extension to the window jambs.
    — Brian Resnick, Popular Mechanics, 13 Aug. 2010
  • Had the weld access holes been ground per code, fissures would not have taken place and the girder’s bottom flange would not have been cracked.
    — John Brant, Popular Mechanics, 25 Oct. 2019
  • While most toilet plungers can fix a clog, one with an extension flange provides a better fit and works well for heavy-duty clogs.
    — Angela Watson, chicagotribune.com, 29 Mar. 2021
  • Attach the casters to the base using wood screws driven through the caster flange and into support blocks.
    — James Schadewald, Popular Mechanics, 20 Sep. 2019
  • In general, pumping bras help by holding the flanges of the breast pump in place over your nipples while pumping so that your hands are free.
    — Anna Nowogrodzki, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020

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