How to Use spark plug in a Sentence

spark plug

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  • Which goes back to Harris, the Braves’ 6-foot spark plug of 195 pounds.
    — Terence Moore, Forbes, 28 June 2022
  • For the third time, a spark plug has been ejected from the engine.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2019
  • But shark brains are long and thin and shaped almost like a spark plug.
    — David Shiffman, Discover Magazine, 2 Nov. 2021
  • My mom would wake up at 3 a.m. to go change a spark plug on a grader.
    — Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Some online prices for the same spark plug are almost half the cost.
    — Bob Weber, chicagotribune.com, 21 Oct. 2021
  • Remove the spark plug and spray a shot of oil into the cylinder.
    — Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics, 29 Sep. 2017
  • Begin the restoration by removing the spark plug boot from the tip of the plug.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Hurts is more like a spark plug that makes the entire system work.
    — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Rather, his push for a revival must be the spark plug to the team's overall success.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 1 Apr. 2021
  • Right in between them is the spark plug, which ignites the fuel.
    — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 16 Jan. 2017
  • To prevent the mower from starting during the cleanup process, pull the spark plug boot from the plug.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 17 Mar. 2023
  • There’s no doubt that Gaga is the film’s commercial spark plug.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 Nov. 2021
  • For the 27-year-old spark plug, he was said to be doing fine after getting the news.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 24 Dec. 2019
  • Backcourt spark plug who last season was the Pac-12's co-Sixth Man of the Year winner.
    — Doug Haller, azcentral, 26 Apr. 2018
  • LoLo Rudolph, the team’s spark plug, seemed to be struggling with a leg injury.
    — John Maffei march 4, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2023
  • Nick Goepper didn’t know how to change spark plugs, but the skier needed to learn.
    — Rachel Axon, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2018
  • The spark plugs have three ground electrodes to maximize their life.
    — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Ham said Russell will start and that Dennis Schroder will return to his role as a spark plug off the bench.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Minkah Fitzpatrick was into brakes and air filters and spark plugs and very late nights.
    — Adam H. Beasley, miamiherald, 11 May 2018
  • Disconnect the spark plug lead, tip the mower over, and clean the underside of the deck with a wire brush and a putty knife.
    — Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics, 29 Sep. 2017
  • Then Oleg pointed out that the spark plug wasn’t connected.
    — Longreads, 2 Mar. 2022
  • Lorenzo Cain, a spark plug in the leadoff spot, opted out of the season after one week.
    — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2020
  • It’s a spark plug of a song that comes with a sense of rebellion and understanding.
    — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 2 Mar. 2022
  • Give your lawnmower a tuneup: change the oil, air filter and spark plug.
    — Allen Foster, chicagotribune.com, 24 Mar. 2021
  • Johnson was a huge spark plug for North Carolina in the game, scoring 11 points in 18 minutes off the bench.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2022
  • Steinberg holds up a small plastic wing attached to a metal piece shaped like a spark plug.
    — Dominic Smith, Scientific American, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Sal is loud, brash, and foul-mouthed, a spark plug for a film that’s otherwise painfully quiet.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2017
  • Where Anthony could fit with the Spurs, at least initially, is as a scoring spark plug off the bench.
    — Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 28 Oct. 2020
  • So, before cranking up the engine, remove and inspect the spark plug.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 9 Dec. 2019
  • And Chelsey Perry, who was released to make space for Hatar at the beginning of the season, has embraced her role as a spark plug off the bench.
    — J.l. Kirven, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Aug. 2021

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