How to Use aluminium in a Sentence

aluminium

noun
  • Like the rest of its industry in the rich world, Kobe Steel has been hit by a flood of cheap aluminium and steel imports.
    The Economist, 12 Oct. 2017
  • The aluminium is so thin that it cannot be stamped into shape; it must be crafted.
    Oliver Morton, WIRED, 4 June 2019
  • Each robot has an aluminium-alloy wire fed along its arm to the print head at its tip.
    The Economist, 14 Nov. 2019
  • That threatens to turn the space around stations into a sea of aluminium.
    The Economist, 12 July 2018
  • The Movano Evie ring is made of aluminium and will be available in silver, gold and rose gold finishes.
    Andrew Williams, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2022
  • The dials of these niche watches are made out of the MiG’s aluminium skin, modified through a complex process.
    Manavi Kapur, Quartz India, 11 Sep. 2019
  • The Velar is light for an SUV (just 1900kg), and has a fairly low centre of gravity thanks to an aluminium space-frame and low roofline.
    Sebastian Anthony, Ars Technica, 18 Sep. 2017
  • Canned drinks, smartphones and cars could cost more after the energy crisis sent the price of aluminium soaring to a 13-year high.
    Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 17 Oct. 2021
  • Most of the country’s 13m people are poor, despite the presence there of the world’s largest reserves of bauxite, from which aluminium is refined.
    The Economist, 31 Oct. 2020
  • The firm was founded in 2014 to meet China’s voracious demand for the ore, from which aluminium is smelted.
    The Economist, 7 Dec. 2019
  • India was one of the countries America hit with tariffs on steel and aluminium last year.
    The Economist, 29 June 2019
  • Metal cleats are durable and built for rugged terrain: They are made from stainless steel, aluminium, or carbide steel.
    Anthony Marcusa, chicagotribune.com, 10 Oct. 2020
  • The larger version is 4½ feet wide by 7 feet tall and features an aluminium extrusion on the top and a fiberglass bottom bar for weight.
    Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 May 2020
  • As the disk cooled, the first solids condensed out like frost on a windowpane: crystalline clumps of aluminium and calcium as big as poppy seeds.
    Joshua Sokol, Science | AAAS, 13 Aug. 2020
  • The drive units are attached to a stiff 3mm aluminium baffle plate before being fitted to the cabinet.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2021
  • With artisanal stainless steel handles and aluminium parts, nothing says classy like the Dune Pro case.
    Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld, 7 Oct. 2019
  • As autumn rolls around, the brand has just launched a lip care product housed in palm-sized recyclable aluminium packaging.
    Bridget Arsenault, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2021
  • Camden council, in north London, was one of the first to try to move residents out of towers with the flammable aluminium-composite cladding, in the days after the Grenfell fire.
    The Economist, 20 July 2017
  • The 32-year-old company makes vinyl and aluminium windows, doors and sunrooms for customers in Texas and surrounding states.
    Nicholas Sakelaris, star-telegram.com, 13 June 2017
  • And in aluminium production the best operators could see the pattern of the flames in the cell [where aluminum is made] and tell whether the production was optimal or not.
    Tom Loftus, WSJ, 29 Jan. 2020
  • According to the statement of probable cause, Grove smashed a 12-year-old boy’s bedroom window with an aluminium door knob at a home in Taneytown.
    Mary Grace Keller, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 13 Nov. 2019
  • They’re called aluminium side panniers, and they’re designed by the Centro Stile Ducati and made in collaboration with Givi.
    Josh Max, Forbes, 16 June 2022
  • The dimensions are expected to be more angular; think more iPad Pro than an aluminium wedge.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2021
  • So far, Russian aluminium giant Rusal has not been sanctioned.
    Mary Hui, Quartz, 5 May 2022
  • The floods also caused a massive explosion at an aluminium alloy plant in Henan province.
    Brittyn Clennett, ABC News, 22 July 2021
  • Aluminium, nails, buckshot and receipts for purchasing rice cookers were found at the scene of the bombing, Wasisto said.
    Holly Yan and Yosef Riadi, CNN, 26 May 2017
  • But even as mainstream systems, HP is offering thin bezels, machined aluminium, and good looks.
    Peter Bright, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2018
  • While some of the Laptop 4 models have an aluminium surround around the keyboard on the lower half of the laptop, the Ryzen version has just one choice - the hardwearing Alcantara fabric.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2021
  • Trump announced plans for sweeping tariffs on foreign steel and aluminium.
    Tory Newmyer, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2018
  • While fresh scents may help with the masking part, various types of aluminum, (namely aluminum chloride, aluminum zirconium and aluminium chlorohydrate) are in charge of the minimizing part.
    Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2023

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