How to Use H{inf}2{/inf}O in a Sentence

H2O

noun
  • However, a love for water can start at birth, and your younger toddler may want in on some of the H2O action.
    Lindsay Tigar, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2023
  • And besides, who doesn't need a little reminder every once in a while about taking a sip of H2O?
    Sam Dangremond and Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 21 Apr. 2022
  • The team’s partner, H2O logistics, offered weekly sailings to Maui on their freight boats to the island.
    Helen Li, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Upgrade your ice by adding more than H2O to the equation: Layer citrus slices, berries and herbs (like basil and mint) into trays; top with water, iced tea or lemonade; and then freeze.
    Christine Albano, Good Housekeeping, 16 June 2023
  • But in the water ice that falls as snow or crusts over windows on frosty mornings, only the oxygen atoms are orderly; H2O’s two Hs can orient any which way.
    Elise Cutts, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024
  • In my experience, H2O tends to be the enemy of powder, let alone the key ingredient.
    Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Farmers constantly replenish water, so there’s a steady supply of fresh, clean H2O to drink.
    Mary Squillace, Robb Report, 26 July 2021
  • Published July 16 in the journal Nature, the findings were the first time that water in its molecular form, H2O, had been found in physical lunar samples.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2024
  • The potted plant experiment gave Wilde the idea that incorporating unused wool—which can hold up to 35% of its weight in H2O—into his compost pile might keep the product moist.
    Lindsey King, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Wherever adventure takes you, the Swift 22 H2O keeps things comfortable with generous padding on the back panel and straps.
    Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Reconstructing the original molecules, Stone and his colleagues were surprised to find that plenty of H2O was wafting about at more than 90 miles above the surface—way above the hygropause.
    Charlie Wood, Popular Science, 12 Nov. 2020
  • And, don’t forget good old H2O, which should always remain your primary and most consumed beverage.
    Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health.com, 18 June 2020
  • At the treatment plants run by Pani client H2O Innovation, equipment failures can be expensive.
    Nick Rockel, Fortune, 18 Jan. 2024
  • With a bathing suit and access to water, nearly everyone can dip their toes into H2O to not only cool off this summer but also improve their overall fitness and health.
    Rena Kingery, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2022
  • Hey, this is Southern California—the commitment to H2O hydration runs deep.
    John Vorwald, Robb Report, 15 June 2024
  • Oatmeal Hearty oatmeal is a comforting breakfast staple and an excellent way to increase your H2O intake.
    Joey Skladany, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2024
  • This recent discovery, however, marks the first time scientists have found whole molecules of H2O in lunar samples.
    Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Aug. 2024
  • Bennu has water-bearing clay with a fibrous structure, which according to Lauretta, was the key material that ferried H2O to Earth.
    Popular Science, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Forming a crystal means molecules of H2O must align themselves in specific orientations to form a rigid lattice structure.
    Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 7 Dec. 2023
  • But the wild weather brought an upside: Water-storage reservoirs now have abundant supplies of H2O to run the state’s hydropower electricity generators this summer.
    Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2023
  • Many manufacturers also recommend using distilled water, which is the only way to ensure that the mist being pumped out contains only H2O molecules.
    TIME, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Conserving water can slow the depletion rate of H2O stored in city reservoirs, potentially postponing or avoiding a serious shortage.
    Ellen Wulfhorst, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Ice nucleation begins when, by chance, random jiggling arranges a small patch of triangular H2O molecules into a hexagonal ice structure.
    Quanta Magazine, 17 June 2024
  • The firm’s approach involves capturing carbon dioxide from the breath of astronauts, then using electricity to separate water (H2O) into hydrogen gas and oxygen.
    Victoria Sayo Turner, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 June 2023
  • Table salt is sodium, Na on the periodic table, and water from the sink is H2O—a combination of (two) hydrogen atoms with oxygen, elements that are individually gaseous at room temperature.
    Lindsey E. Murphy, Scientific American, 6 Oct. 2011
  • This male individual has selected a small cylindrical container, likely filled with life-sustaining H2O, and is tilting it expertly towards his intake orifice.
    Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Waterless dyeing reduces over 30 percent water usage compared to conventional dyeing by replacing H2O with alternative solvents that help the dye adhere to fabric.
    Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 14 June 2024
  • Can water witchcraft actually help find hidden underground H2O?
    Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2022

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