Cushion in a sentence as a noun

Both of these jobs should've left a bit of a financial cushion.

It isnt like apple just found these patents under a couch cushion, they knew they had them.

We have an enormous cushion and can survive multiple drought years.

My understanding is that hard drive heads float over the platters on a cushion of air.

Take the advice about keeping spending lean and building a cushion.

Keep in mind, though, that it makes is somewhat easier to take being fired in stride when you have a $200 million cushion.

The financing is an important cushion against bankruptcy, and mass layoffs, 18 months from now.

The really interesting, constructive questions: does this low-pressure air cushion thing really work?

On the other hand, companie have deeper pockets to cushion lumpy productivity/profits.

Cushion in a sentence as a verb

What are some factors that we need to explore to determine its true efficiency?Those are interesting questions and if Musk had proposed just the air cushion technology, then that's all we would be talking about.

""In the second scenario, where the selfish pool succeeds in finding a second block, it develops a comfortable lead of two blocks that allow it with some cushion against discoveries by the honest miners.

Practicing this takes the "fear of the fear" away.\n This is probably the real benefit of meditation when done properly, but I didn't need to sit on a cushion to do that.\n- Self-acceptance; This one is the kicker.

... to reduce density it might have been easier to simply reduce pressure and then create a hermetically sealed chamber...Disk heads "fly" above the surface of the disk on a cushion of gas that's pulled under the head by the spinning disk.

This is because low temperature ultrasonic welding can be done reliably between gold and aluminum, and because gold and aluminum are ductile enough that they act as a cushion during the welding process to prevent oxide cracking.

The point is that when you're doing something, which has had lots of previous research, you either use that research to justify your claims or you explain why yours will be different.> The really interesting, constructive questions: does this low-pressure air cushion thing really work?

Adding a compressor fan to actively transfer air from the front to the rear of the pod while simultaneously serving as an air cushion to support the vehicle is simple, elegant and absolutely brilliant!An ingenious solution appears so obvious in hindsight that it leads you to ask "why didn't I think of that?

He could have taken the degree without attending it but decided to be there in person for the sake of his proud parents, especially this father, who had given him the money that enabled him to begin his Cambridge studies....Wearing evening dress with a white bow tie, a small black cap and black silk down with a scarlet-lined hood, he knelt on a velvet cushion, placed his hands together and held them out to be grasped by the Vice Chancellor, who delivered a prayer-like oration.

Cushion definitions

noun

a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses; "the old car needed a new set of shocks"

See also: shock

noun

the layer of air that supports a hovercraft or similar vehicle

noun

a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc.

verb

protect from impact; "cushion the blow"

See also: buffer soften