The technician observed plastic deformation in the metal beam after the load test.

I couldn't tell whether the sandwich filling was genuine cheddar or plastic cheese until I tasted it.

Protesters were injured when police fired plastic baton rounds into the crowd.

During the protest, police fired a plastic baton round to disperse the crowd, stressing that it was a non-lethal riot-control projectile with an aluminium casing and a plastic head.

I covered the old textbooks with sticky-back plastic to protect them from wear.

I covered the old bookshelf with sticky-backed plastic to protect it from scratches.

The boat hull was repaired using fibre-reinforced plastic because of its high strength-to-weight ratio.

Engineers selected several types of fibre-reinforced plastics for the prototype to balance strength and weight.