How do you use Duct in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like canal or channel, plus the exact meaning.
Duct in a sentence
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Duct meaning
- A pipe, tube or canal which carries gas or liquid from one place to another.
- An enclosure or channel for electrical cable runs, telephone cables, or other conductors.
Synonyms of Duct
Using Duct
- The main meaning on this page is: A pipe, tube or canal which carries gas or liquid from one place to another. | A pipe, tube or canal which carries gas or liquid from one place to another. | An enclosure or channel for electrical cable runs, telephone cables, or other conductors.
- Useful related words include: epithelial duct, canal, channel, passage.
- Possible Dutch translations are: buis, leiding.
- In the example corpus, duct often appears in combinations such as: duct tape, with duct, bile duct.
Context around Duct
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 9 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Duct
- In this selection, "duct" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, bile, pancreatic, main, tape, may and progressively stand out and add context to how "duct" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a small duct that helps, accessory pancreatic duct may exist and duct tape. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "duct" sits close to words such as badges, basins and bazaar, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with duct
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
They bound my hands with duct tape. (7 words)
Bardeesy was originally studying cholangiocarcinoma, a type of liver cancer that affects the bile duct. (15 words)
Some of it is broken, but it's nothing some duct tape won't fix! (15 words)
The action of the hand or fingers is designed to close off the milk duct at the udder (upper) end and, by the movement of the fingers, close the duct progressively to the tip to express the trapped milk. (39 words)
It’s got a center diff that biases the power 60% to the rear, decent macpherson strut suspension, and a fairly curvy hatchback coupe design that even includes quad headlamps and a hood-mounted duct for the intercooler. (38 words)
Cassie Erks shoos off the back of her duct tape dress next to her date, Zak King, dressed as Lil' Red, before the start of Adams High School's prom at Crooked Creek Golf Club in 2006. (37 words)
Some of it is broken, but it's nothing some duct tape won't fix! (15 words)
Example sentences (20)
An accessory pancreatic duct may exist if the main duct of pancreas does not regress. citation Development Schematic illustrating the development of the pancreas from a dorsal and a ventral bud.
Like the laser, it can cause blistering pain and scarring. citation * Duct tape occlusion therapy involves placing a piece of duct tape over the wart.
The action of the hand or fingers is designed to close off the milk duct at the udder (upper) end and, by the movement of the fingers, close the duct progressively to the tip to express the trapped milk.
A 911 call alerted the Scottsdale Police Department about a dead puppy found in an alley near Miller Road and Latham Street with its mouth duct taped shut.
Bardeesy was originally studying cholangiocarcinoma, a type of liver cancer that affects the bile duct.
C298 (Part), West Tisbury; from outside the property known as Pyt Court for a distance of approximately 200m in a south easterly direction to enable BT to carry out duct and associated works.
Cassie Erks shoos off the back of her duct tape dress next to her date, Zak King, dressed as Lil' Red, before the start of Adams High School's prom at Crooked Creek Golf Club in 2006.
Forensic evidence including fingerprint marks have been taken from the loft hatch of the home, the cupboard, the duct tape and more.
Forensic pathologist Garth Warren, who conducted the autopsies on the two children, revealed that JJ died by asphyxiation with multiple layers of plastic bags wrapped around the little boy’s head and duct tape over his mouth.
For those who do not know, it is a small duct that helps to remove urine from the bladder via the penis.
It has published a new White Paper called Rethink Liver Cancer which is being backed by leading NHS doctors as well as bile duct cancer patients.
It’s got a center diff that biases the power 60% to the rear, decent macpherson strut suspension, and a fairly curvy hatchback coupe design that even includes quad headlamps and a hood-mounted duct for the intercooler.
It states: "Windows of the great public buildings, broken by protestors, are splintered or patched with duct tape.
Joe Biden was the Democratic Party’s duct-tape solution to a national emergency, the compromise candidate who was almost everyone’s second (or third) choice.
Miami Swim Week has been branded 'trashy' by industry insiders after outrageous 'duct tape bikini' trend leaving models to walk the runway almost naked divided the fashion world: 'It's almost comical'.
Some of it is broken, but it's nothing some duct tape won't fix!
The action in this installment, including treating injuries with Superglue and that old standby duct tape, suggests that Luther is as much Rambo and the Energizer Bunny as he is Harry, Holmes and Colombo.
The medical examiner cut the plastic bag over JJ’s head and duct tape was covering his mouth.
The whole thing seems to be maintained through duct tape and sheer force of will.
They bound my hands with duct tape.
Phrases with duct
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Common combinations with duct
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: