The antique lab featured several carefully labeled Wheatstone's rods displayed in a glass case.

The technicians inspected the fuel rods for signs of corrosion before the reactor restart.

The technician inspected the plug rods before starting the engine.

During the emergency shutdown, the operator fully inserted the control rods to halt the reactor.

The guide inspected the fly rods before we set out at dawn.

The surveyors lined up their measuring rods along the foundation to mark the boundaries.

During the Great Depression, some desperate drifters would ride the rods to reach distant towns.

My grandmother always warned, 'spare the rod and spoil the child,' whenever we tried to excuse unruly behavior.

The Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod announced the beginning of the ceremony before the peers took their seats.

Signing that ambiguous contract could become a rod for one's own back if a dispute arose.