How to Use precast in a Sentence

precast

adjective
  • The wall is built with precast concrete panels.
  • It will be made of precast concrete balls with holes in them.
    — USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2019
  • Slot one between the studs, or buy a precast niche to tile over.
    — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 27 Feb. 2020
  • Keep the outdoor space warm year-round with a precast fireplace or heater.
    — oregonlive, 5 Mar. 2021
  • Set up high-quality-concrete plants to crank out precast panels that won’t crumble in the rain.
    — Curbed, 12 May 2022
  • Frankie Vazquez Marrero runs a business that sells precast walls and structured steel.
    — Matthew Goldstein, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2018
  • The project replaced the old bridge with several precast concrete culverts, nearly doubling the span of the bridge.
    — Carole Carlson, chicagotribune.com, 19 Oct. 2020
  • The precast concrete products are used in retaining walls along highway projects and in private landscaping projects.
    — Patrick Kennedy, Star Tribune, 2 July 2021
  • The majority of the new structure was built using precast steel and glass materials.
    — Phil Rockrohr, chicagotribune.com, 8 Sep. 2017
  • More precast concrete work on the interior bowl will continue during the season with the crews working around home games.
    — Steve Jones, The Courier-Journal, 17 Aug. 2017
  • One will feature a granite base with brick, glass and metal on the facade, while the other will have a granite base with precast concrete panels and glass.
    — Sydney Franklin, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2025
  • The union said Stepan Shevchuk was the man killed when a failure of a precast concrete segment triggered a progressive collapse.
    — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Built in 1972, the structure was constructed with precast concrete panels.
    — Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The new building is set to include advanced technologies, like a precast concrete structural system with a passive cooling system.
    — Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 28 July 2019
  • Then in April 2018, there were problems with hundreds of precast concrete panels that were installed at five of the six stations.
    — Washington Post, 20 July 2019
  • Productivity features include precast façades and structural systems for the academic blocks and structural steel for the long span bridges.
    — Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2022
  • The Hollow, a reference to the type of precast concrete his business produces and the trees surrounding the complex, many of which are hollow.
    — Tim Craig, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2022
  • It was sent to San Antonio via truck, arriving in 540 precast concrete panels.
    — Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Parker said a subcontractor working at the parking garage was in the process of installing precast concrete flooring, decking and roofing segments, and one of them failed.
    — Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Precast offsite in British Columbia, Canada, steel tubes were wrapped in a rebar cage and encased with precast concrete.
    — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 12 June 2018
  • The lower northbound deck, to be made of precast concrete panels, will be installed after Bertha’s trailing gear, including catwalks and utility pipes, is pulled out of the way.
    — Mike Lindblom, The Seattle Times, 20 May 2017
  • Installation of interior finishes such as drywall, tiling and wood trim on guestroom floors is underway, and work on the precast parking garage structure will be erected soon.
    — Sheldon S. Shafer, The Courier-Journal, 8 May 2017
  • Not only did the venue come in well below cost, but the weather-resistant amphitheater (precast concrete serves as benches, for example) doesn’t require constant fixups.
    — Joe Lynch, Billboard, 10 Dec. 2025
  • The building’s structure and veneer are precast concrete, designed to withstand Category 4 winds of up to 150 mph.
    — Mike Cason | [email protected], al, 28 Mar. 2022
  • To better blend with the neighborhood, the tower will be constructed of precast concrete and windows, rather than an a modern all-glass tower with a twisting and curving design, said Bland.
    — Katherine Feser, Houston Chronicle, 27 Sep. 2019
  • Other projects use precast concrete cylinders, coated in a low-friction clay, that are pushed into place behind the TBM by hydraulic rams at the tunnel entrance.
    — Laurie Winkless, Forbes, 19 May 2021
  • The company also makes Vibra Press Roof Pavers used in rooftop plazas and decks and distributes a variety of precast hardscape product lines.
    — Patrick Kennedy, Star Tribune, 2 July 2021
  • Officials in April 2018 discovered problems with hundreds of precast concrete panels that were installed at five of the six stations being built for the rail line’s second phase.
    — Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2019
  • The company makes precast concrete products, including residential and commercial septic tanks, according to its website.
    — Sabrina Schnur, BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2019
  • The statue is already atop a 6-foot, 4-inch precast pedestal, with several crew members working on the landscaping and other remaining construction surrounding the elephant.
    — Ben Flanagan | [email protected], al, 12 Apr. 2021

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