suspend

In a sentence

Six example sentences with suspend, each labelled with its topic.

• Calder liked to suspend painted metal shapes from a single wire so they turned in the draft of a passing visitor.

  Art

• The technician suspended the crystal on a nylon thread inside the chamber so nothing touched it during the measurement.

  Science

• Suspend the muslin bag of curds over a bowl overnight and the whey will drain without you touching it.

  Cooking

• Steel cables suspend the walkway from the roof trusses, so no columns interrupt the exhibition hall below.

  Architecture

• Drummers suspend the large cymbal from a stand by its center, so the edge can ring without anything touching it.

  Music

• Riggers suspend the actor on thin wires for the flying scene, and the wires are painted out afterwards.

  Movies

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