How to Use extrude in a Sentence

extrude

verb
  • The machine extrudes enough molten glass to fill the mold.
  • The plastic is extruded as a strong, continuous sheet.
  • The dough must stick to the baking sheet when extruded from the cookie press.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The solution was then spun and extruded through a ring that was cooled.
    — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 4 Apr. 2018
  • Make sure that the gaskets are above the tray for a watertight seal, and that the nipples extrude beneath it.
    — Daniel Kluko, Popular Mechanics, 13 Feb. 2017
  • Make sure that the gaskets are above the tray for a watertight seal, and that the nipples extrude beneath it.
    — Daniel Kluko, Popular Mechanics, 7 Nov. 2020
  • Make sure that the gaskets are above the tray for a watertight seal, and that the nipples extrude beneath it.
    — Daniel Kluko, Popular Mechanics, 13 Feb. 2017
  • Some things do extrude from behind the curtain that are hard to ignore.
    — Charles Krauthammer, Orange County Register, 5 May 2017
  • Some things do extrude from behind the curtain that are hard to ignore.
    — Charles Krauthammer, Twin Cities, 7 May 2017
  • Some things do extrude from behind the curtain that are hard to ignore.
    — Charles Krauthammer, Orange County Register, 5 May 2017
  • Some things do extrude from behind the curtain that are hard to ignore.
    — Charles Krauthammer, Twin Cities, 7 May 2017
  • Some things do extrude from behind the curtain that are hard to ignore.
    — Charles Krauthammer, The Mercury News, 4 May 2017
  • Some things do extrude from behind the curtain that are hard to ignore.
    — Charles Krauthammer, The Denver Post, 4 May 2017
  • Some things do extrude from behind the curtain that are hard to ignore.
    — Charles Krauthammer, Orange County Register, 5 May 2017
  • Some things do extrude from behind the curtain that are hard to ignore.
    — Charles Krauthammer, Twin Cities, 7 May 2017
  • The door handles and trim look cast, not molded or extruded.
    — Tom Voelk, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2016
  • Dry Step 6 After the final rinse, drain the sink, move the clothing to one side and, one by one, press down on each garment to extrude the water held in its fibers.
    — Jolie Kerr, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2020
  • The catch is that such products all have a similar texture, and they can’t be extruded raw.
    — Joanna Thompson, Scientific American, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The Teflon seal around a poppet, a thruster valve, expanded and started extruding out as the thruster headed up.
    — Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 5 Sep. 2024
  • That square base is extruded nearly 1,400 feet into the air and clad in a Cartesian grid of glass and exposed concrete.
    — Christopher Hawthorne, latimes.com, 15 June 2017
  • The surface of the brush head has soft bristles on one side for cleansing and extruding ridges on the other for light facial massage.
    — Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2023
  • From a mass run through with buckwheat and sweet-potato starch, the noodles are extruded and boiled to order, which is just one of many reasons the naengmyeon at Olle is the best in the city.
    — Eric Kim, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2023
  • The other is extruded from a dough of durum semolina and water.
    — Maureen B. Fant, Saveur, 28 Sep. 2017
  • The process uses a robotic arm with a printhead that extrudes an aluminum alloy.
    — Ramin Skibba, WIRED, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The fibroin was then extruded through bore needles into a stream.
    — Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The flakes are then extruded through a round hole, which compacts them into chewable nuggets like tiny snowballs.
    — Stacey Ritzen, Popular Science, 19 July 2023
  • First, researchers extrude the plant’s cells and place them into a petri dish for three months of incubated darkness.
    — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 9 June 2022
  • While rinsing, gently squeeze the pillow to extrude sudsy water.
    — Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Each printer extrudes a proprietary cement-like mixture called Lavacrete out of a nozzle in layers to build up the basic structures of the residences.
    — Adam Williams, New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The solution can then be shot out – extruded – through narrow bore needles to form a stream that, thanks to the right additives, solidifies when it’s exposed to air.
    — New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2024

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