How to Use hydraulic in a Sentence

hydraulic

adjective
  • Disc brakes with hydraulic systems should be checked for leaks.
    — George Petras, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Disc brakes with hydraulic systems should be checked for leaks.
    — George Petras, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Braking comes in the form of hydraulic discs, front and back.
    — Utkarsh Sood june 28, New Atlas, 28 June 2026
  • The semi’s hydraulic lift was down, and its rear doors were open.
    — oregonlive.com, 9 July 2019
  • Dumping the load was easy-peasy, thanks to the hydraulic bed lift.
    — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 8 Apr. 2026
  • And for those who like to tinker, six of those spots have hydraulic lifts.
    — Brianna Griff, Chron, 21 Aug. 2022
  • A lot of the old systems are based on hydraulic systems.
    — Erika Stanish, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The cat also has aft and bow lounges and a hydraulic stern platform.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2024
  • There are also a two-car garage with a hydraulic lift and a speak-easy-style card room.
    — Neal J. Leitereg, latimes.com, 24 Mar. 2018
  • The silos are built from ground level and raised with a hydraulic lift.
    — Mckenna Oxenden, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2022
  • These fit between the pad and the brake caliper's hydraulic piston.
    — Mike Allen, Popular Mechanics, 1 Oct. 2020
  • In a nutshell, hydraulic jacks use pump plungers to move oil through two cylinders.
    — Field & Stream, 12 May 2020
  • The tender sits aft on the owner’s deck and can be moved about by a hydraulic crane.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2024
  • At the same time, firefighters used a hydraulic ram to force the top of the seat back.
    — Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press, 24 May 2018
  • So much for the hydraulic tools being called the Jaws of Life.
    — Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 16 May 2025
  • This permits pilots to fly and land when hydraulic power is lost.
    — Tom Liddy, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • There’s a moment where Pink is on a hydraulic lift under the stage.
    — Simon Thompson, Forbes, 20 May 2021
  • Bystanders then used a hydraulic jack to lift the vehicle off the child.
    — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2025
  • The body was found wrapped in heavy tire chains and anchored to the bottom of the lake with a hydraulic jack.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2023
  • They were told the poles there were coated with Crisco and hydraulic fluid.
    — Dwight Perry / Sideline Chatter, The Seattle Times, 9 Feb. 2018
  • Rescuers used hydraulic tools to remove the woman from the car.
    — Fox News, 27 Nov. 2019
  • The suspension was hydraulic, too, as smooth on the highway as on the race track.
    — Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
  • The front one is for fuel; the rear two feed the 959's oil and hydraulic sumps.
    — Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 17 Mar. 2020
  • As mentioned, the hydraulic lift system is very useful.
    — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 7 Jan. 2026
  • In fact, a total of five hydraulic presses in a row mold complex shapes such as the hoods or sides of the cars.
    — David Biello, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2013
  • The bone broth concentrate was recalled about a week ago due to the presence of hydraulic oil.
    — Yoni Heisler, BGR, 10 May 2021
  • Bystanders used a rolling hydraulic jack to lift the vehicle and free the boy, police said.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
  • The carvers used many special tools such as high-tech saws and hydraulic jacks to cut and and lift the solid, heavy blocks of ice.
    — Alyssa Alfano, cleveland.com, 20 Feb. 2018
  • One year the hydraulic lift slipped down the hill and either knocked down a neighbor’s chimney or crashed through the roof.
    — Ryan Kost, SFChronicle.com, 10 Dec. 2020
  • When the team made it to the Super Bowl, cops switched to hydraulic fluid.
    — Jillian Kay Melchior, WSJ, 7 Oct. 2018

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