How to Use pneumatic in a Sentence

pneumatic

adjective
  • Banks of pneumatic valves caused the players to wave their arms, blink their eyes, and move their heads.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 2 Dec. 2024
  • The pneumatic hiss and click of the plunger sounded like a door closing.
    — Chris Koseluk, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 June 2023
  • The truck had a pneumatic lift for a dumpster that was raised, which was ripped off, police said.
    — Bailey Allen, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Tack-nail each part using a pneumatic pin nailer or a hammer in a few brads.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 24 Jan. 2019
  • One thing the repairs will not cover is the pneumatic gate at the front of the canoe chute.
    — Steve Lord, chicagotribune.com, 12 Oct. 2021
  • There were no trap doors or pneumatic lifts at the Circle Star.
    — Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Aug. 2021
  • Two workers fed the orbs into a pneumatic press that smushed them into flat discs.
    — Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2021
  • Two more workers fastened the panels to steel beams with pneumatic guns.
    — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2021
  • This dump cart comes in four bright colors, and it’s mounted on 10-inch pneumatic tires.
    — Camryn Rabideau, Popular Mechanics, 22 July 2022
  • The exam rooms feature pneumatic chairs rather than the benches that patients now must hop up on.
    — Cathie Anderson, sacbee, 3 June 2018
  • The exam rooms feature pneumatic chairs rather than the benches that patients now must hop up on.
    — Cathie Anderson, sacbee, 1 June 2018
  • Boosters have been heralding the dawn of a new age of pneumatic trash collection for decades.
    — Nicolás Rivero, Quartz, 30 Sep. 2020
  • The release part is easy enough, the design allows the aircraft to launch from a pneumatic rail.
    — Chris Clarke, Popular Mechanics, 20 Oct. 2017
  • To further separate the curd from the whey, the cheese team employs a pneumatic press.
    — Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2025
  • After harvesting, which is done at night, the grapes are placed into a pneumatic press.
    — Jamie Quatro, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2023
  • Tying it all together, a non-pneumatic frame will support the tread.
    — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 13 Mar. 2020
  • The pneumatic battery would be crunchy on the outside and sour on the inside (like a lemon), thanks to the citric acid.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Drafting chairs adjust height by means of a pneumatic or gas cylinder that is controlled with a single lever.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2025
  • First position the bottom over the two ends and fasten it with the pneumatic nailer.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 5 Jan. 2023
  • The two seats up front as well as two in the rear feature electric motors with pneumatic systems to fine tune comfort.
    — Terry Troy, cleveland.com, 21 Oct. 2017
  • This scooter is more wagon than stool with giant pneumatic wheels that can roll through grass, over gravel, and through mud with ease.
    — Deanne Revel, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2023
  • The hard rubber tires are not pneumatic, but when ridden, deliver a modicum of cushion and a lot of grip.
    — William Roberson, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The 13-inch pneumatic wheels are 4 inches thick and tough enough to make it over a variety of terrain.
    — Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2023
  • And to do so, a trio of devices, including pneumatic pumps, vibration plates, and calf muscle pumps, can be used.
    — Matt Benoit, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
  • These Torsos use pneumatic actuation with off-the-shelf valves that are noisy from the air exhaust.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 13 Dec. 2024
  • At its peak, nearly one third of New York mail traveled through the pneumatic system every day.
    — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 18 Jan. 2019
  • There will be a pneumatic tube called the Burger Launcher to shoot short orders up to the tap room of the brewery.
    — Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, 13 Aug. 2017
  • Fasten the rim to the top of the box with 2½-inch pneumatic nails or 8d galvanized finish nails [5].
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 27 Mar. 2021
  • The final step in this metamorphosis is the inflation of a double-shell pneumatic dome on top of the platform.
    — Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2025
  • This material was used to develop a healable soft pneumatic hand.
    — Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Sep. 2019

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