Sentence examples for a thread for from inspiring English sources

But his two-wheeled escapades are there simply to provide a thread for Byrne, who writes in a faintly avuncular way.

It has been hanging on by a thread for many years, almost forgotten in an industrial area opposite a cement plant: roof near collapse, ceiling beginning to crack, porch sagging, barely (if at all) open to the public.

With ray tracing you have a thread for every ray you're shooting through an object or scene.

The dimensions of surfaces were 25mm × 25mm × 2mm and provided with a thread for the electrical contact.

An "unsubscribe" button also lets you opt out of future replies to a thread (for when people get a little too comfortable hitting the "reply all" button).

Here's a thread, for example, where people fretting over the decision to buy an iPhone 3Gs can use each other as a sort of support group.

A very loose tooth can become stubborn and hang on a thread of gum for weeks.

Mr. Keating hunted for a thread of conversation.

She filled it with a lump of margarine, used a skirt thread for a wick and lighted it.

I hope your anecdote will inspire a plot thread for a forthcoming episode of "Mad Men".

However the premise this time proves a tenuous thread for a show which is less than the sum of its surreal observations.