spring-loaded
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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In the lower right of the steering wheel, the metallic, spring-loaded Manettino selector engages one of five drive modes, including Sport mode and Electronic Stability Control Off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
Many past attempts have featured metal rods inserted into lava, pushed by hand or by spring-loaded piston, or even fired into the lava like a spear, to estimate the viscosity of the flow.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2024
There was that special, spring-loaded tension of the media apparatus readying to deliver big news after days of vamping.
From New York Times ● May 31, 2024
There was a whoosh of air as the spring-loaded gate valve opened.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2023
I was stuffing the cups into their spring-loaded dispenser when Trent Bolger’s hyena laugh rang through the open doorway.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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