How to Use psi in a Sentence

psi

noun
  • Red Beard plans to run 12 psi of boost through this engine, which ought to be plenty to wake it up.
    — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 3 June 2026
  • Superconscious feels like the perfect springboard for a film set in the world of psi-energy.
    — Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
  • In addition, tires typically lose 1-2 psi each month from normal use.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Tires naturally lose about 1 to 3 psi per month, and a 10 psi drop can reduce fuel economy by up to 4%.
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
  • In homogenization, the milk is passed through tiny openings at high pressure – 3,000 psi – which blows apart the fat molecules.
    — Paul Edward Parker, The Providence Journal, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Dahm has a good idea of what’s going wrong, with boost creep from the internal wastegate causing sudden spikes up to 22 psi that appear to be blowing fuel into the oil catch can.
    — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Of course, weight savings help here as much as the BFGoodrich Trail-Terrain tires that Rivian aired down to 25 psi for our excursion off the pavement.
    — ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
  • Meanwhile, the water column and the surrounding rock pressurizes the reactor to 160 ATM (2,352 psi) without the need for special equipment.
    — New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Previously limited to projects that could only withstand 15,000 psi — one being Deepwater Horizon — companies are now drilling in parts of the Gulf that were once unreachable.
    — Kylie Williams, Miami Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
  • The professional-grade facility includes dual 80-gallon Ingersoll Rand air compressors, two nitrogen tanks with hoses, tire storage racks, and stone-hard floor coating rated for 10,000 psi—everything an amateur or professional racecar driver needs to keep the pedal to the metal.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 Nov. 2025
  • Together, these changes reduce the time needed to reach operating conditions of 250–260 °C (482–500 °F) and pressures of 40–50 bar (580–725 psi).
    — New Atlas, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Christianne Hedtke – Static In the early 1970s, two individuals, Cybil (Nathalie Boltt) and Harvey (Matt Olson) attend a human potential center to conduct a scientific study on psi-energy.
    — Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026

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