How to Use anodize in a Sentence

anodize

verb
  • The new device comes in an anodized aluminum and glass body that Apple claims is its most durable phone design to date.
    Samuel Axon and Jeff Dunn, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2019
  • For one, the chintzy plastic in the headband has been replaced with sturdy anodized aluminum.
    Wired, 15 Oct. 2019
  • Black anodized aluminum appears all over the house, including on the stairway that leads to the second floor.
    Nancy Keates, WSJ, 27 Dec. 2018
  • Its blade and anodized machined-aluminum handle look great.
    James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 18 Sep. 2019
  • Made of anodized aluminum with stainless steel handles and a ceramic nonstick finish, your omelets, steaks, and pancakes will slide right out of the pan.
    Betty Gold, Good Housekeeping, 1 Mar. 2019
  • By contrast, the iPhone SE’s anodized aluminum case, which mimics the color and styling of more expensive models, doesn’t send the same message, Hibben says.
    Davey Alba, WIRED, 22 Mar. 2016
  • Along with a packed schedule of other custom rigs, Mr. Callahan has to have the bike custom-painted in his in-house shop and wait for the other custom parts he’s ordered to be anodized and shipped over.
    Andrew O’Reilly, New York Times, 3 May 2018
  • Black anodized aluminum appears all over, including the stairway.
    Nancy Keates, WSJ, 27 Dec. 2018
  • Each speaker has been individually anodized and dyed at B&O’s world-leading aluminum factory in Denmark.
    Vlad Savov, The Verge, 3 July 2018
  • As president of Neal Feay Company, Rasmussen has transformed his family run aluminum company from an electronics manufacturer to a top global supplier of creative anodized aluminum.
    Casey Quackenbush, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2018
  • The premium exterior materials include anodized aluminum and a magnesium alloy.
    Melissa Riofrio, PCWorld, 3 Apr. 2018

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