How to Use friction in a Sentence

friction

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  • It was difficult to reach an agreement because of the friction between the two sides.
  • Oil in a car engine reduces friction.
  • All this adds to the time to hire and creates more friction in the long run.
    — Elena Stefanopol, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
  • The speed of the foot swing was controlled by friction at the pivot point.
    — Jothy Rosenberg, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
  • The changes, while not enormous, will add some friction to the process.
    — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The pouch reduces friction as well to take care of your balls.
    — Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 14 Nov. 2022
  • But of course, there’s a little bit of friction here and there.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
  • In the course of the Ukraine war, however, some points of friction have emerged.
    — Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
  • Both of them like you to roll your feet on the ground like rub, and that friction was not good for the robots.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Then they’re added to the mortar with a pinch of salt to create friction.
    — Pat Tanumihardja, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2023
  • This is partially thanks to friction, or the lack of it.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 1 Nov. 2023
  • At many times over the past two years, there was plenty of friction between the two.
    — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 23 Aug. 2023
  • For the first time this season, there is some friction on the Giants.
    — Tom Canavan, Hartford Courant, 5 Dec. 2022
  • What’s causing a lot of friction is those people who don’t want to, who want to hold on to the past.
    — Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Apr. 2024
  • Silk scrunchies, on the other hand, are soft and smooth to reduce friction on hair.
    — Amanda Constantine, Good Housekeeping, 30 Nov. 2022
  • The tidal forces of Saturn pull and squeeze the inside of Enceladus, and the friction generates enough heat to melt the ice.
    — Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2023
  • This puts a burden on my son and his wife and creates friction.
    — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Pro tip: be sure to shave in the direction of hair growth with a foam or gel to reduce friction along the skin.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 15 Aug. 2024
  • There’s a kind of friction between the song and the moment that creates this humor.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2024
  • To stop, skaters just need to apply pressure to the padded brake and create enough friction to slow their speed.
    — Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The biggest source of friction between the league and its partners remains the schedule.
    — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Is there an art of creating a sort of friction in order to pull the best out of people?
    — Alex French, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2024
  • Sleeping on a silk pillowcase could lead to less friction on the face, said Wassef.
    — Korin Miller, Health, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The main cause of the friction is that Kaplan has rendered Trump defenseless.
    — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 19 Jan. 2024
  • The country has accepted some, but not all, of the requests but that’s still been enough to cause some friction.
    — Danielle Bochove, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Back in the dinosaur era, a day was about 23.5 hours long; since then, tidal friction has extended it.
    — Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Plus, the mesh panel stretches with your dog's body to reduce friction.
    — goodhousekeeping.com, 4 Apr. 2023
  • But so are the three decades of nonstop drama and friction that have dogged them, leading up to Pras’ lawsuit.
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Unlike wool or even cotton, synthetic fibers can hold their own against friction from backpack straps.
    — Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Joell Ortiz has expressed his regret over the disbandment of Slaughterhouse due to internal friction amongst the group’s members.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 29 Oct. 2024

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