How to Use dowel in a Sentence

dowel

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  • The beech for the dowel had been dried down to six per cent.
    — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2022
  • Thread the two together, and glue the minute hand to the dowel and the hour hand to the PVC.
    — Lara Sorokanich, Popular Mechanics, 11 Oct. 2018
  • Use the tack to attach the pinwheel to the top of a dowel rod.
    — Megan Arnett, Scientific American, 29 Mar. 2018
  • Tie it to either end of the dowel and glue it in place.
    — Toni Lipsey and Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2021
  • Glue a dowel plug into each hole [8] and cut it flush to the face of the seat board [9].
    — Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 31 July 2021
  • There are too many dowels, and some of them won’t fit into any of the holes.
    — Pat Fitzmaurice, SI.com, 2 Aug. 2017
  • To cut small parts safely, hold the longer waste side of the dowel and trim off the finished part [1].
    — David Agrell, Popular Mechanics, 12 Dec. 2020
  • How: Attach a string or rope to a piece of pipe or dowel.
    — Jen Murphy, WSJ, 3 Sep. 2022
  • Tie rope around dowel, and feed rope through hole; hang.
    — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 15 July 2022
  • When a mouse scampers across the dowel and hops onto the can to eat the peanut butter, the can spins and the mouse goes for a swim.
    — The Editors, Field & Stream, 8 Oct. 2020
  • Stick the wooden dowel rod through the ball and attach the Styrofoam cone to the rod.
    — Stephanie Shore Fisher, Good Housekeeping, 2 June 2017
  • The researchers chased the lizards up the dowel and used infrared beams to measure their fastest speed.
    — Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 27 Jan. 2015
  • Note: Do not glue the paddle onto the dowel rod just yet.
    — James Schadewald, Popular Mechanics, 3 July 2021
  • Cut dowel pieces to the length of the Lauan board, then glue and pin-nail the dowel on top of the board along the inside edge of the routed area.
    — Hannah Bruneman, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Begin by cutting the dowel stock to the sizes provided in the Parts List on the next page.
    — David Agrell, Popular Mechanics, 12 Dec. 2020
  • Apply polyurethane to both dowels, then glue and screw the shorter dowel to the longer one.
    — Roy Berendsohn and Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 28 Nov. 2020
  • Caspi only used a power tool once to drill in the dowel for the pencil’s tip.
    — Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2022
  • Slide a 24-inch dowel through each hole to tie the slats together [9].
    — Ted Kilcommons, Popular Mechanics, 18 July 2020
  • As for legs, make sure they are connected to the frame with screws or dowels — not just glued on.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2023
  • Coat a flat dowel and a binder clip ($5 for a 30-pack, Walmart) with gold-color spray paint.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Use the punches to cutout small sandpaper circles and glue them to the craft sticks and dowels.
    — Paul Wright, Popular Mechanics, 26 Feb. 2018
  • Bore the pilot hole for an eye screw into the opposite end of the long dowel.
    — Roy Berendsohn and Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 28 Nov. 2020
  • Along the top and bottom, create a rod pocket and push a wood dowel through the opening.
    — Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2022
  • Thread rolls of ribbon over dowels and place dowels in hooks.
    — Laurren Welch, Country Living, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Fashion your own clothing rack out of two ladders, a pair of planks, and a dowel.
    — Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 30 Sep. 2022
  • At the event, the girls worked in teams to build a freestanding bridge using cardboard shapes, dowels and tape.
    — Dallas News, 1 Mar. 2020
  • Apply wood glue around the bottom end of the dowel, the end facing the house, and insert this end into the hole to attach the perch.
    — Shara McCuiston, Popular Mechanics, 15 Sep. 2021
  • With the shade lowered, the outside dowel ends fit into these holes.
    — Scott Flickinger, Popular Mechanics, 27 Feb. 2021
  • Kneel and hold the dowel over your head, locking your elbows and pulling your shoulder blades back and down.
    — Roy Berendson, Popular Mechanics, 22 May 2018
  • Cut two leg sections, each 1½ inches long, from the 2-inch dowel.
    — David Agrell, Popular Mechanics, 12 Dec. 2020

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