How to Use adhesive tape in a Sentence

adhesive tape

noun
Definition of adhesive tapenext
  • Paper clips These come in handy to create a temporary zipper pull, necklace clasp or, with some adhesive tape, splint for a broken finger or toe.
    — Laura Daily, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Use low-adhesive tape to secure the picture to the mat.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 11 June 2021
  • Their hands were bound with adhesive tape and their mouths stuffed with socks from a nearby dresser.
    — Chelsea Curtis, The Arizona Republic, 15 Nov. 2022
  • After cutting the plastic sheet to the size of your window, apply adhesive tape around the window frame and use a hairdryer to seal the film to the tape.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2022
  • Sewing through adhesive tape does not work well and can ruin your needle.
    — Sonja Carmon, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2021
  • The installation process is easy thanks to the self-adhesive tape along the back of the strip, and there’s an easy on/off switch that also has a dimming option.
    — Popular Science, 30 Mar. 2020
  • Bears rookie quarterback Mitch Trubisky will be used mostly to use his height to get the adhesive tape off the top shelf.
    — Bernie Lincicome, chicagotribune.com, 1 Sep. 2017
  • The ghostly outlines of adhesive tape are visible along the binder.
    — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2022
  • The Sjömärke comes with a six-foot-long cable, 4 strips of double-sided adhesive tape, and 2 marker stickers.
    — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 20 Sep. 2021
  • YouTube videos about taping your mouth closed with specialized adhesive tape have racked up tens of thousands of views.
    — Jen Rose Smith and Illustrations By Max Pepper, CNN, 20 Aug. 2020
  • The players previously said Bancroft used a piece of yellow adhesive tape covered with dirt to rub on the ball.
    — Gerald Imray, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2018
  • The needle pulls out and leaves behind a small plastic cannula held in place with a circle of adhesive tape attached to tubing that runs to my pump.
    — Sue Campbell, Good Housekeeping, 7 Mar. 2016
  • While adhesive tape may take more work to make into a backless bra, the upside is that it can be completely customized to fit your needs.
    — Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping, 11 July 2022
  • Home remedies include placing and ripping off adhesive tape over the sting to remove the spines, then applying ice packs.
    — Rebecca Hennes, Houston Chronicle, 6 Apr. 2020
  • That’s the prescription from La Jolla’s DermTech, which offers skin tests for melanoma using a special adhesive tape.
    — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 Mar. 2018
  • The zappers come with all the hardware required for wall installation—either with both screws or adhesive tape.
    — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Mar. 2023
  • When attaching ribbons to fabric, either stitch (like on the pillowcases) or use iron-on adhesive tape (like on the shams).
    — Sonja Carmon, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2021
  • This has self-adhesive tape, making each one easier to install.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 26 Apr. 2021
  • Easy to install with heavy-duty adhesive tape or screws (both included), these lights provide long-lasting brightness with a 3000K warm glow.
    — Adria Greenhauff, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2023
  • These are usually mounted with screws, but can sometimes be mounted with adhesive tape.
    — Gabriel Morgan, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Entry sensors and motion sensors use regular AAA batteries and adhesive tape to stick to doors and walls.
    — Dallas News, 6 Jan. 2022
  • Australian tree frogs hang from tilted surfaces using the same physics as adhesive tape, experiments have found.
    — Becky Summers, Scientific American, 16 Jan. 2013
  • Police recovered the package and found two Connecticut license plates that had been altered with adhesive tape.
    — Dave Altimari, courant.com, 16 June 2019
  • The researchers found that this splaying behavior is rooted in the same physical principle that applies to adhesive tape.
    — Becky Summers, Scientific American, 16 Jan. 2013
  • These items include a set of spatulas, spackle, adhesive tape (including painter’s tape), super glue, and pencils.
    — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2022
  • These items include a set of spatulas, spackle, adhesive tape (including painter’s tape), super glue, and pencils.
    — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Virginia Tech also recommends using creams and lotions with steroids and quickly applying and removing adhesive tape to the area.
    — Giulia Heyward and Saeed Ahmed, CNN, 8 Oct. 2020
  • Installation is easy with adhesive tape or screws (both included).
    — Adria Greenhauff, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Yamagami made multiple types of guns with iron pipes that were wrapped in adhesive tape, Japan's public broadcaster NHK reported, citing the police.
    — Helen Regan, Emiko Jozuka and Mayumi Maruyama, CNN, 9 July 2022
  • The first aid kit should include items such as antihistamine (oral and creams), ace bandages, adhesive bandages of all sizes, antibiotic cream, anesthetic spray or lotion, exam gloves, tweezers, non-adhesive pads and adhesive tape.
    — Cindy Krischer Goodman, sun-sentinel.com, 29 Aug. 2019

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