How to Use foam rubber in a Sentence

foam rubber

noun
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  • Use a foam rubber paintbrush and apply it only to the weed leaves.
    — Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 14 May 2020
  • What are your thoughts on using ⅜-inch foam rubber tiles?
    — BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2021
  • Brilliant use was made of foam rubber and police tape, among much else.
    — New York Times, 19 July 2019
  • That explains the tufts of green foam rubber protruding from portions of the ship.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 14 Nov. 2019
  • Use a foam rubber paintbrush to paint a broadleafed weedkiller (containing 2,4-D) onto the leaf surfaces of the weed.
    — Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 16 Apr. 2020
  • The fire started from the trampoline pool, filled with foam rubber, which got lit up as gunpowder.
    — Ivan Nechepurenko, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2018
  • Using a large wall-painting brush or foam rubber brush, apply the paint to the shade, working around it evenly and speedily.
    — Alexa Brazilian, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2020
  • White’s favorite part was the pair of foam rubber chickens affixed to the windshield wipers that danced in unison as the honking spectacle passed by.
    — Doug MacCash, NOLA.com, 16 Nov. 2020
  • The people at the Pacific Gas and Electric booth were passing out miniature foam rubber safety cones.
    — Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 11 June 2019
  • Its foam rubber booties are light, flexible and embossed with the iconic triangle logo.
    — Isaiah Freeman-Schub, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Add extra insulation: foam rubber or fiberglass sleeves can be put directly on pipes to help insulate them from the cold.
    — Leada Gore | [email protected], al, 20 Jan. 2022
  • Vladimir Chernov, a deputy governor of the Kemerovo region, said the blaze had started in the children’s entertainment room, where there was a trampoline with foam rubber that caught fire.
    — Ivan Nechepurenko, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Vladimir Chernov, a deputy governor of the Kemerovo region, said the fire had started in the children’s entertainment room, where there was a trampoline with foam rubber.
    — Ivan Nechepurenko, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2018
  • It is gathered, heated, and then whipped into a foam to create a latex foam rubber—that’s what latex beds are made from—using either the Talalay or Dunlop processes.
    — Starre Vartan, Treehugger, 24 Jan. 2023
  • By today’s Hollywood standards, Mr. Browning’s costume was fairly primitive, made of foam rubber and latex via a mold of his body.
    — Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Similarly to other suction units, a nitrile foam rubber ring is embedded on the outside periphery of the chamber.
    — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 21 Jan. 2020
  • Any other props including swords and axes made from foam, foam rubber, cardboard, plastic, thermoplastic or resin.
    — Kellie Hwang, azcentral, 16 May 2018
  • The power tower is built from high-quality, anti-corrosion steel, with high-density foam rubber handles and handrails that prevent slippage and muscle fatigue.
    — Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 4 Sep. 2022

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