How to Use hard rubber in a Sentence

hard rubber

noun
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  • Bases are made of steel stanchions and are covered in hard rubber.
    — Tom Verducci, SI.com, 23 Sep. 2019
  • The body of the speaker is made from aluminum covered with hard rubber, and most of it is covered in mesh.
    — Jim Rossman, Dallas News, 16 Jan. 2020
  • The ball used in the game is a hard rubber one that bounces well and can be thrown from stick to stick and eventually shot into the goal.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 25 Mar. 2021
  • Check the hard rubber outsole; if it’s worn through on the sides or bottom, that’s a problem, Dr. Conenello says.
    — Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 27 Oct. 2021
  • The hard rubber, despite a pebbled surface, gets slick when wet.
    — Tom Verducci, SI.com, 23 Sep. 2019
  • The corners of the laptop and the screen protrude like little bumpers made of a hard rubber material to help withstand drops.
    — Dallas News, 24 Mar. 2022
  • The array tiny hard rubber lugs on the outsole of the forefoot helps keep the weight down and provide exceptional traction on both wet and dry surfaces.
    — Brian Metzler, Outside Online, 28 Sep. 2020
  • The door and center armrests in front feel like hard rubber, the small LCD gauges in the dash are unreadable through polarized sunglasses, and the door pockets are tiny.
    — Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 18 Nov. 2020
  • Made of hard rubber or plastic, soft spikes provide traction on wet or soft turf without damaging the green.
    — Angela Watson, chicagotribune.com, 28 Feb. 2021
  • The customary equipment for the game was a hard rubber ball, and Castilla elastica rubber trees grow in the lowland coastal regions.
    — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 25 Mar. 2020
  • Smith said that the gym floor will be made of hard rubber, a flooring more conducive than wood for community center use, as the gym is expected to host various types of events.
    — cleveland, 15 Dec. 2022
  • The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends just rubbing the swollen gums with your finger and letting the child chew on hard rubber teething rings.
    — Philly.com, 7 June 2018
  • There are two Boston Red Sox covers and two very rare black, hard rubber communist umbrella covers.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 25 Sep. 2019
  • And tractor owners complained to dealer Hoyle Pounds, who pondered the problem, had an idea and, from Oklahoma, ordered large, hard rubber tires designed for oil-drilling equipment.
    — Joy Wallace Dickinson, OrlandoSentinel.com, 1 July 2018
  • The lacing system is smooth and secure, and the hard rubber sole (outfitted with a Roc-Plate) is capable of handling all terrain thanks to multi-directional crampons.
    — John Thompson, Men's Health, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The use of sting-ball grenades was inherently indiscriminate, the suit says, because the weapons exploded with hard rubber shrapnel firing in every direction.
    — Ellie Silverman, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Organic solvents can dissolve latex from other plant material, creating a hard rubber mass ready for tires.
    — Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 8 Sep. 2022

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