How to Use calcium in a Sentence

calcium

noun

• Her doctor said she should eat more foods that are high in calcium, such as milk and cheese.
• Lead looks a lot like calcium to many of the systems in our body.
  — Aaron Specht, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2024
• Love darts are tiny spikes, made of the same calcium crystals as snail shells.
  — Kate Golembiewski, CNN, 14 Feb. 2023
• Dairy is part of a healthy diet, and a tasty way to get protein and calcium.
  — Alison Myers, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2023
• One gram of culinary ash has roughly the same amount of calcium as an eight-ounce glass of milk.
  — Megan Zhang, Saveur, 22 Nov. 2023
• Don’t bother adding eggshells, antacids or other sources of calcium to the soil.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2023
• If asked what helps build strong bones, the most common answer would be calcium.
  — Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
• The calcium that leaches from the bones is expelled in urine, increasing the risk of kidney stones.
  — Kim Tingley, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2023
• Frozen spinach is full of fiber-rich nutrients, iron, and calcium and lasts much longer than fresh.
  — Michelle Darrisaw, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2024
• The vines on which the grapes are grown are more than 50 years old, sited on a morainic hill in the heart of Custoza, with soil composed of calcium, clay and gravel.
  — Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
• Bonus points are awarded to the calcium (21 milligrams per cup), which can help bolster weak bones.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2023
• That egg didn’t get enough calcium in utero, and since the shell is weakened, it should also be discarded.
  — Sarah Zlotnick, Country Living, 12 Mar. 2023
• Yet those Black people had strong bones and good calcium levels.
  — Christie Aschwanden, Scientific American, 19 Dec. 2023
• Also, cheese is filled with calcium for your little ones, just make sure to cut it up into bite-sized pieces.
  — Christina Montoya Fiedler, Woman's Day, 13 Mar. 2023
• And with the Silk almond milk, it’s got 50 percent more calcium than milk and protein and vitamins.
  — Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2024
• Instead, the study found higher rates of hip fractures in nations that consumed the highest amounts of milk and calcium.
  — Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 22 Feb. 2023
• This process removes any calcium deposits inside of your machine to keep it in tip-top shape.
  — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 30 Jan. 2023
• For example, calcium helps build and strengthen your bones and teeth.
  — Isadora Baum, Health, 28 Mar. 2023
• The parathyroid gland helps regulate calcium and phosphate, so these need to be checked.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 8 Sep. 2023
• Your body can absorb calcium best at 500mg or less daily.
  — Maggie O'Neill, Health, 6 Sep. 2023
• Strontium builds up on their bones in warmer waters, and calcium builds up in cooler waters.
  — Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2024
• They’re released through channels in the cellular membrane, which ensures that just the right amount of calcium can get out.
  — Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2023
• Plus, the Anti-Scale Filter steps in to remove up to 95% of minerals in hard water that can cause limescale buildup, such as calcium.
  — Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2023
• Too much vitamin D can cause calcium buildup and may damage the kidneys.
  — Alexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 20 Apr. 2023
• Now the actual myth: spraying the fruits or tomato leaves with calcium can combat BER.
  — Marlene Simon, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
• And when the voltage is above threshold for about 200 milliseconds, calcium gets released into the cells.
  — Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 12 July 2023
• This is Carl Sagan’s stardust concept, the fact that the iron in your blood and the calcium in your bones was literally forged inside of a star that exploded billions of years ago.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 Mar. 2023
• The radiologist measures the amount of calcium, a sign of plaque, in the arteries supplying your heart with blood.
  — Christopher Kelly M.d., Men's Health, 24 Mar. 2023
• The calcium signature is decoded; this causes the trap to shut quickly.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2023
• Eating cereal with cow’s milk adds protein, calcium, and vitamin D to the meal or snack.
  — Willow Jarosh, Ms, Rd, Health, 29 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024