How to use loom in a sentence

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• "The throbulator is connected via the tertiary wiring loom."' — "Do what??"From the entry do what
• The United States is in an awkward situation with debt default looming.From the entry situation
• Energy policy will loom large in the policy decisions of the new government.From the entry loom large
• The face of the cliff loomed above them.From the entry face
• Many people fled the country as war loomed.From the entry flee
• The meeting was pervaded with an undercurrent of dread, as the managers tried not to admit that firings were looming.From the entry undercurrent
• This loom weaves yarn into cloth.From the entry weave
• With bankruptcy looming, the corporation eventually began eating its young; massive layoffs were announced, and all employee benefits and bonuses were suspended.From the entry eat one's young
• A hill loomed ahead of them.From the entry ahead of
• Huipiles are traditionally woven on a backstrap loom and embroidered by women, to be worn by women.2026, “Traditional Clothing with Motifs and Colors That Carry a Message”, in Lynn Rognsvoog, editor, Handwoven, volume XLVII, number 1…. From the entry huipil
• What can be done to minimize the looming dangers for the decades ahead?2020 September 22, John Branch, Brad Plumer, “Climate Disruption Is Now Locked In”, in New York Times. From the entry news cycle
• Right from the start, The Irishman foregrounds the looming inevitability of death.2019 October 31, A. A. Dowd, “Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro reunite for one last gripping crime epic, The Irishman”, in AV Club…. From the entry foreground
• In general, unlike many on the political right, eco-fascists concede the reality of looming ecological catastrophe.2019 March 19, Jason Wilson, “Eco-fascism is undergoing a revival in the fetid culture of the extreme right”, in The Guardian. From the entry ecofascism
• If a mispick occurs, the feature automatically removes the mispick and restarts the loom.2019, Kim Gandhi, Woven Textiles: Principles, Technologies and Applications, page 254. From the entry mispick
• An unwanted distraction looms darkly on the horizon, a postseasonal hurricane.2017, Scott Johnson, Heartstrings in B-Flat Minor. From the entry postseasonal
• The next task is to pass the cable wiring loom through the boat.2015, Bloomsbury Publishing, The Boat Improvement Bible, page 108. From the entry wiring loom
• Stirling's called an Edinburgh mini-me: the same winding wynds, the same historic core, castle, looming romantic hills.2010 July 10, Tom Dyckhoff, The Guardian. From the entry wynd
• The threat of being volunteered (voluntold) for working parties always loomed.2009 March, Clint Van Winkle, chapter 11, in Soft Spots: A Marine’s Memoir of Combat and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, New York, N.Y.…. From the entry voluntell
• Just another forum, then, sounding the usual alarums on the looming threat from global warming?2008 December 9, Jeff Jacoby, “Skepticism on climate change”, in The International Herald Tribune, →ISSN. From the entry alarum
• Kit woke to see looming over him the face of Dr.2006, Thomas Pynchon, “Bilocations”, in Against the Day, New York, N.Y.: Penguin Press, →ISBN, page 623. From the entry heliotrope
• And I should have been forethoughtful enough to see the looming danger.2006, Roger MacBride Allen, BSI Starside: The Cause of Death, →ISBN, page 225. From the entry forethoughtful
• Conrad's crime: stepping away from her so as not to loom.2004, Lost in Transmission, page 159. From the entry trolless
• A piece of a loom found in Germany was incised, "Blithgund wrote these runes".1997, Sheena McGrath, Asyniur: Women’s Mysteries in the Northern Tradition, Chieveley, Berks: Capall Bann Publishing, →ISBN, page 145. From the entry runemistress
• At the same time, the environmental problems certainly loom large in all transition countries.1990, Statistical Journal of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe: Volumes 7-8, page 131. From the entry loom large
• Lotteries, horse-racing and poker machines loom large in the life experience of many Australians.1974, Donald Ernest Edgar, Social Change in Australia: Readings in Sociology, page 23. From the entry poker machine
• But then, on the horizon, loomed a new menace: the Red Chinese.1963, Dwight Eisenhower, Mandate for Change 1953-1956, Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 176. From the entry Red Chinese
• Then she woofed it, warped it, and loomed it into cloth.1936–1938, W. W. Dixon, quoting Dan Smith, “Dan Smith: Ex-slave 75 Years [Project #1655]”, in Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery…. From the entry woof
• Then his whole life, desolate as a desert, loomed up before him with appalling distinctness.1913, E. Pauline Johnson, A Red Girl's Reasoning. From the entry hotelish
• Miss Dunbar now loomed on the horizon, and the intervieweress decided to waylay her for further information.1913, The Interlude, volume XIV, number 10, page 1, column 3. From the entry intervieweress
• They trod noiselessly upon a stair carpet that its own loom would have forsworn.1906, O. Henry, The Furnished Room. From the entry viscid
• Thurston county has loomed up splendidity with a display of genuine merit.1901 November 5, “Washington Fruit at Buffalo. Exhibits From This State Attract Much Attention.”, in The Tacoma Daily Ledger, volume XIX…. From the entry splendidity
• Leaving at least 2½" of unwoven warp for finishing on both ends, remove the fabric from the loom.2026, Emily Barth, “Woolly Cocoon Bags”, in Handwoven, volume XLVII, number 1, page 37. From the entry unwoven
• This comes as there’s a looming August 12 deadline for the two sides to extend rates or face higher tariffs.2025 August 5, Elisabeth Buchwald, “Trump says Scott Bessent no longer in the running for Fed chair”, in CNN Business, archived from the…. From the entry Sweden
• I ran from my parents' mistakes and the dark cloud that loomed over me from their petty games of getback.2022, Lux Miller, Aether. From the entry getback
• When Sunday afternoon rolls around and Monday looms on the horizon, beat the blues with a hike to Cape D’Aguilar.2021 December 11, Teele Rebane, “HKFP Guide: Hong Kong’s Cape d’Aguilar – easy hiking with historical curios and sweeping sea views”, in…. From the entry Cape D'Aguilar
• In the background, Brexit uncertainty still looms.2020 March 19, Marcus Ashworth, “Cheap Sterling Has Reasons to Be Cheaper”, in The Washington Post. From the entry blow off course

Meaning of loom

1. noun A utensil; tool; a weapon; (usually in compound) an article in general.
2. noun A frame or machine of wood or other material, in which a weaver forms cloth out of thread; a machine for interweaving yarn or threads into a fabric, as in knitting or lace making.
3. noun The part of an oar which is between the grip or handle and the blade; the shaft.

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Questions about loom in a sentence

How do you use loom in a sentence?

Loom is used as a noun and verb. For example: “The clouds loomed over the mountains.”

What is a short sentence with loom?

“A hill loomed ahead of them.”

What does loom mean?

Loom means a utensil; tool; a weapon; (usually in compound) an article in general.