How to Use glass fiber in a Sentence

glass fiber

noun
  • The joint compound oozes through the gaps of the glass fibers.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 14 Dec. 2024
  • They are made up of glass fibers mixed with a type of plastic called a thermoset.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 2 May 2024
  • So the team placed a nanodiamond atop a thin glass fiber and placed it between two grapes.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
  • In the past, some efforts have already been made to recycle glass fiber.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Qubits in motion are very often photons, and photons move well through glass fibers.
    — Lucas Laursen, IEEE Spectrum, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Thin glass fibers that are formed by gas during an eruption, known as Pele's hair, also pose a risk.
    — Li Cohen, CBS News, 7 June 2023
  • Their in-flight wear included a jacket and trousers made out of a fire-resistant glass fiber.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Each blanket is made from strong, durable glass fiber material that doesn’t expire and can be reused.
    — Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 July 2023
  • Its durable nylon and glass fiber construction can handle high heat as well as your dishwasher.
    — Ho Lin, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The pastures are marked by rows of white glass fiber rods, each about eight feet high, perfectly vertical and spaced six feet apart.
    — Adrian Higgins, idahostatesman, 20 Dec. 2017
  • The technology was new and used copper lines instead of today’s glass fiber.
    — G.burningham, Newsweek, 26 May 2016
  • The method recovers high-strength glass fibers and resins, which can then be repurposed to create durable plastics.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Today, most internet traffic travels through glass fibers using laser light.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2026
  • Some of these include cement, asbestos, lead, glass fibers, dioxins and other chemicals.
    — NBC News, 29 June 2019
  • However, its use in mattresses has raised safety concerns about the risks of airborne exposure to the glass fibers.
    — Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Tables with stainless steel bases were topped by aluminum plates coated in glass fiber giving the appearance almost of a light plastic.
    — ELLE Decor, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The egg shape is built like a small airplane or a canoe, on a skeleton of ribs covered with bent wood lathes, and then coated with papier-mache and glass fiber.
    — Anne Raup, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Sep. 2016
  • These materials are composed of a polymer matrix, reinforced with layers of carbon or glass fibers.
    — Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Today, the cables use glass fibers that carry laser impulses instead of electricity.
    — David Szondy, New Atlas, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Fortunately, there was no visible damage to the drone, likely thanks to the light carbon with glass fiber materials it’s made of.
    — Vjeran Pavic, The Verge, 2 July 2018
  • Its nylon and glass fiber design withstands heat, and its 105 lumens ought to be plenty to tell if the burgers are medium or medium-rare.
    — John Thompson, menshealth.com, 13 May 2023
  • The glass fibers offer tensile strength, bound together by the resin, resulting in a flexible composite that is also very durable.
    — Kathleen Turner, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Most fiber cables for long-distance transmission in use today are single core, single-mode glass fibers (SMF).
    — IEEE Spectrum, 26 June 2023
  • In modern telecom systems, light pulses blaze down hair-thin glass fibers carrying 40 gigabits of data per second.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 8 Feb. 2012
  • The rollerblades are available up to men’s size 18 and are also reinforced with glass fiber in order to help provide additional support for those with a taller or heavier build.
    — Kaitlyn McInnis, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2024
  • Before the batteries were assembled, the researchers immersed a glass fiber separator in a lithium nitrate solution.
    — Lauren Goode, WIRED, 22 May 2018
  • Lumina, owned by European and Canadian investment firms, is digging out anorthosite, a grayish mineral used in paints and glass fibers.
    — Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Designed to be combined and reconfigured in a multitude of ways, the pieces are made from cast glass fiber, coated and polished by hand to create a high-gloss finish and available in five different colors.
    — Alex Wynne, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
  • In 1970, Corning invented the first glass fiber that was useful for long-distance communication.
    — Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Unlike glass fiber, twisted copper can transmit electric power, meaning POTS keeps working even during a blackout.
    — John Hyatt, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022

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