Sentence examples for soft lead from inspiring English sources

A soft lead pencil was used to mark the stripes, which were painted lightest colors first.

The soft lead flattened as it tore through tissue and muscles, leaving a gaping exit wound in his back.

It would be unwise to grant him a soft lead on a track that suits front-runners.

Manufacturers use lead-containing steel to make many automotive and other parts-the soft lead makes the alloy easier to machine, but it's also toxic.

He said: "Unless I'm reading it wrong the winner's got into a soft lead and set his own fractions and stolen a march on them.

It was a hollow aluminum pillar with a layer of soft lead and a steel stylus attached to it so people could write into the pillar.

Unlike soft lead-tipped bullets, which mushroom inside the body cavity and kill quickly, heavy-jacketed AP ammo pierces the target and blows out the other side.

Go from hard leads to soft leads (light to dark) for the best finished product.

If you like to work with very soft leads (including Prismacolors), consider getting a quantity of photo or film editing gloves.

I got used to the feel of the softer lead, and a pencil snob was born.

It often needs sharpening, but that's the price you pay for a softer lead.