Example sentences for: drill

How can you use “drill” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • A supplier attempting to meet the rigorous standards of a lean retailer—whether a shirt manufacturer for Wal-Mart, a pasta-maker for Ralph’s Food, or an electronic drill supplier for Home Depot—must hold a far larger amount of inventory if it has not invested in a comprehensive set of information technology and short-cycle production capacity.

  • For the growing numbers of experts advocating draconian "drill and practice" routines in which a teacher's every gesture and word is preprogrammed, Angela's Ashes offers a scene in which one of McCourt's Irish teachers shocks him into paying attention by having an opinion on things.

  • And a serious look at making airplanes safer proposes, among other ideas, a scheme in which drill sergeants would bark out preflight safety instructions.

  • Will Willis accept the job proffered by Billy Bob Thornton to rocket to the incoming asteroid (the size of Texas), drill 800 feet beneath its crust, drop an A-bomb, and get the hell out of there?

  • During the summer and every year on Patriot’s Day (see page 91), battles are staged, and the militiamen demonstrate their drill.


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