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Example sentences for "shim"

Lexicographically close words:
shilling; shillinges; shillings; shillingsworth; shillins; shima; shimba; shimmer; shimmered; shimmering
  1. On occasion of a famine resulting from a bad harvest, Hâshim went to Syria, where he had a quantity of bread baked.

  2. Pay particular attention to shim washers (if any) between cylinder head bracket and frame lug; these will have to be installed in the original position.

  3. Pay particular attention to shim washers placed between cylinder head bracket and frame lug, as these washers must be replaced when installing cylinder head.

  4. The flange that covers the entrance to the exhaust base is taken off and a man goes in with the horseshoe-shaped shim and an electric light.

  5. The men on the wrench then back off and the horseshoe shim supports the weight of the machine.

  6. When the shim is in place, or the jacking ring set up, whichever the case may be, the cover-plate bolts may be taken out, the nuts on the long screws holding the cover in place.

  7. Other men take a long-handled wrench and turn up the step-screw until the man inside the base can push the horseshoe shim between the shoulder on the shaft and the guide-bearing casing.


  8. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "shim" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.