The technician inspected the plug rods before starting the engine.

The artisan carefully measured the square rods before cutting them to size for the fence.

The old lighthouse was equipped with thunder rods to protect the harbor from lightning strikes.

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

The fishermen lined up their fishing rods along the pier before dawn.

The archaeologists found old divining rods buried with the artifacts, suggesting they played a role in ancient rituals.

The farmers used dowsing rods to search for water beneath the parched field.

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

A rod for one's own breech lay unused in the attic, a grim relic of old punishments.

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