Sentence examples for bolted down from inspiring English sources

The phrase "bolted down" is a correct and usable part of a sentence in written English.
You can use it to describe something that is secured in a fixed position. For example, "The antique table had been bolted down to the floor to make sure it wouldn't move."

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But if it's not bolted down, I'll take it with me".

Supper must be bolted down before the ice cream, wrapped in newspaper, melts.

Conversely, those that are not bolted down will jolt off their foundations and collapse, imperilling everything — and everyone — inside them.

But his conversation is bolted down by riveting insights into a damaged sport that could only come from an insider.

Each metal pole had to be bolted down, rewired and timed before the Wednesday morning rush hour.

Arthur L. Aidala, Mr. Rapetti's lawyer, has argued that the fact that the crane was not bolted down played a critical role in the collapse.

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I ducked into a narrow passageway that looked exactly like a street Harry Potter would bolt down, trying to escape Voldemort.

Once prey is brought down, wolves begin to feed excitedly, ripping and tugging at the carcass in all directions, and bolting down large chunks of it.

The same goes for bolting down computers and safes.

A couple of young rabbits bolt down a hole.

We bolt down three each, smile big and rub our bellies, at least metaphorically.

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