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How to use awl in a sentence

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One procedure called for workers to poke an awl completely through the sidewall of new tires.
One is a broken awl, probably made from the neural spine of a bison vertebra.
An awl, ice pick or other sharp pointed object works well to remove either type of retainer.
Using an ice pick or a pin-point punch awl, gently poke holes through the stencil and into the pumpkin.
This type is characterized by a square cross section and an offset shaft that served to seat the awl in a bone or antler handle.
Excavations revealed a sarsen stone cist containing a cremation burial accompanied by a bronze awl and a jet pendant.
Use an awl or pushpin and foam core to punch holes where you want to add stitching.
The awl cuts a tidy hole in the leather that will close up tight around the thread as it is sewn, leaving a watertight stitch.
Once the cabinets are marked lightly in pencil, use an awl or a center punch to create an indentation at the desired spot.
Use an awl or a center punch and punch a small hole at the template's center points, then remove the template.
Start your screw hole with an awl by tapping gently with a hammer or a soft-face mallet.
They are relatively inexpensive, are available in hundreds of colors, and are easily installed with a screwdriver and an awl.
Using an awl or heavy needle, poke two holes through the spine of the book to thread the waxed linen through.
Next using an awl and drill, I drilled holes into their metal where needed.
After being air-dried, an awl or pointed stick could be used to scratch a simple design into the surface.
Daniel D'Addario is a writer who's contributed to Newsweek, The awl, Urlesque, and Capital.
The former featured bold and colorful designs worked with silk threads on cotton grounds, often executed in minute chain stitches using a hand-held hooked awl.
The style of this awl indicates that it was made by a Yup'ik person from southwestern Alaska.
Use the awl to make holes at the pin marks just above the topstitching.
This second view was given representative voice by Choire Sicha at The awl.
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Examples from Classical Literature
I could handle a plane or a drawshave or a riveting-hammer, or even an awl, for the matter of that, with any of them.
Awm sewer aw' could, an' th' furst time he passes me awl bring him up to th' poleece office if aw have to wheel him in a barro.
Some men stick an awl through a cunner's head, or catch it fast in a stout iron hook, to hold it while skinning.
You will have to get the roots of the white spruce, and sew with that, as a cobbler sews, using a knife for awl.
George bit his lip, scratched his head with the awl, and gave the lingles such a yerk, that he made them both crack in two.
We cut with a knife, we pierce with an awl, we weave with a shuttle, we name with a name.
Thare aint mutch art in driving a trotting hoss, jist hold them bak hard, and holler them ahead hard, thats awl.
Baba Mustapha was seated with an awl in his hand, just going to work.
Others will upheave the blacksmith's hammer, or drive the plane over the carpenter's bench, or take the lapstone and the awl and learn the trade of shoemaking.
Stuart urged him to accompany them as guide, promising to reward him with a pistol with powder and ball, a knife, an awl, some blue beads, a blanket, and a looking-glass.
He said in reply that they spoke the truth in every respect except as to the dagger, for it was not a dagger, nor little, but a burnished poniard sharper than an awl.
How does performance of the AWL compare to that of the planned EPAA systems if threats maneuver to aid penetration of the defense?
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