rods

"The construction workers used steel rods to reinforce the concrete foundation. "

"The tent's structure was held up by a set of strong, metal rods. "

"When I hooked a snake and not a fish, I got so scared I dropped my rod in the water."

"In the past, some teachers used rods to punish students in school. "

"The judge imposed on the thief a sentence of fifteen strokes with the rod."

"I notched a rod and used it to measure the length of rope to cut."

"The farmer measured his field in rods, knowing that each rod was equivalent to 16 and a half feet. "

"The surveyors used rods to measure the elevation difference between the two points on the construction site. "

"The house had a small yard of about six rods in size."

"The engine threw a rod, and then went to pieces before our eyes, springs and coils shooting in all directions."

"The rods are more sensitive than the cones, but do not discern color."

"He applied a gram positive stain, looking for rods indicative of Listeria."

"The chemistry student used glass rods to carefully mix the solutions in her beakers. "

"During the bank robbery, the masked man brandished two rods, yelling at everyone to get down. "

"My grandfather spends his weekends restoring old cars and building rods in his garage. "

""He reviewed the security camera footage and was surprised to see several blurry, elongated rods streaking across the screen, even though he hadn't seen anything unusual while recording." "

"In math class, we used colored rods, called Cuisenaire rods, to learn about fractions. "

"The gleaming rods spun rhythmically as the steam locomotive pulled the train out of the station. "

"The construction workers rod the new bridge supports to make them stronger. "

"To protect their new farmhouse from dangerous lightning strikes, they decided to rod it completely. "

"The stranger tried to rod the young woman in the alley. "

"Teenagers sometimes rod their cars to make them go faster and look cooler. "