How to Use industrial-strength in a Sentence

industrial-strength

adjective
  • Play Me feels like punk rock, even in its industrial-strength beats.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Made with industrial-strength rubber, this WoofBite dog ball is built to handle large breeds and strong jaws.
    — Nora Colomer May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Just remember to wear long pants and pack industrial-strength bug spray in abundance—the mosquitoes can be a menace here, year-round.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Mar. 2025
  • And while industrial-strength lights can still provide enough light when high above plants, the typical homeowner-model grow light placed 4 feet from a plant really isn't doing much good.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Providence has hired specialty industrial-strength snow blowers from Connecticut, and hopes to have a lane cleared on every city street by the end of the day, according to a city spokesman.
    — Antonia Noori Farzan, The Providence Journal, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Fresh product, merchandise tie-ins to sports and entertainment, conveniences and ease of shopping seems to be taking precedence over doorbusters and industrial-strength price promotions.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Filmmakers working on ultra-low budgets hardly have the option of achieving the kind of seamless dramatic continuities that industrial-strength techniques can offer.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 June 2026
  • Along with that determination, Reid had an industrial-strength capacity to relinquish hard feelings, forget old animosities and move on.
    — Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Robinson said the building also contained industrial-strength fertilizer, prompting a large-scale hazardous materials response.
    — Andrew Adeolu, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • When the center is fully operational, industrial-strength power lines will likely run between the facility and the power plant, which Hahnfeld worries could pose environmental risks to the Bly Road homes in the way.
    — Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026

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