How to Use copper in a Sentence

copper

noun

• The plaque may have been stolen amid a surge of copper wire and bronze thefts across the city.
  — Angie Orellana Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2024
• Cut the tubing to fit, and add a copper cap to top of the rebar.
  — Halee Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Mar. 2024
• But its cargo — bars of copper — stood the test of time.
  — Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2024
• The outside lab would take a few days to get him the copper phosphide.
  — WIRED, 2 Aug. 2023
• Small holes lined with sparkling copper speckle the wood.
  — Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2023
• The rest of us have to feign the copper, auburn, ginger, and strawberry shades.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2023
• And doesn't copper go so well with a fall color scheme?
  — Anna Logan, Country Living, 28 July 2023
• Stainless steel, glass, Teflon, cast iron, copper—the list goes on.
  — Kaitlin Vogel, Health, 25 Jan. 2024
• From the exterior, the steel frame is clad in white oak and copper.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2024
• Warm metallics such as gold, copper, and brass keep the fall look but add a bit of subtle glamour.
  — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Oct. 2023
• Child’s kitchen is warm and homey, strewn with bowls of produce and flowers and lined with copper pots.
  — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2023
• Made in a copper pot still from a mash of rye and wheat and re-distilled with fresh horseradish.
  — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 4 May 2023
• Newcrest is seeking to boost its copper assets to more than 50% of revenue by the end of the decade, up from around a quarter now.
  — James Fernyhough, Bloomberg.com, 11 May 2023
• There’s also copper and brass and a slew of other alloys to inspire you.
  — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2023
• Chuquicamata, the world’s largest open-pit copper mine, a hole big enough to swallow Central Park, is nine miles north of the city.
  — Maggie Shipstead Anthony Cotsifas, New York Times, 10 May 2023
• The 12-piece set includes two frying pans, three saucepans, a sauté pan, and a Dutch oven in a stunning copper finish.
  — Brandi Fuller, Peoplemag, 11 July 2023
• The mixture simmers in copper pots and then ages in oak barrels for a year before it's bottled and shipped around the world.
  — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2023
• For air, dashes of light blue; for water, a deep-blue hue with copper overtones.
  — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2024
• Some of the products are counterfeit and may be tainted with copper or lead.
  — Terence McGinley, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
• But what about a gleaming copper set with a sweet carved floral pattern?
  — Belle Bakst, Bon Appétit, 6 Dec. 2023
• Each piece in the set has muted, neutral, metallic tones—like silver, gold, copper, and bronze—and fits the woodland theme.
  — Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2023
• The movie looks terrific: shades of copper, set off by stark widescreen snowscapes and deep, dark shadows.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 June 2023
• The hanger is available in black, bronze, chrome, gold, copper, white, or white and black finishes.
  — Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2023
• Treasury bonds had another strong day while steel and copper were off.
  — Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 5 May 2023
• Pair them with silver or copper accents for a sparkling finish.
  — Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2023
• It’s made of steel and is finished with seven-layer baked copper in a hammered design.
  — Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2023
• The rest of the industrial metals like aluminum and copper are only in the low millions or tens of millions of tons each.
  — Michael Barnard, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
• The actor had long, copper hair that contrasted her denim Zac Posen gown.
  — Annie Blay, Allure, 6 May 2024
• Guests enter through a space that’s styled as a walk-in closet; downstairs is a speakeasy with a copper bathtub for Champagne and a pool table.
  — ELLE Decor, 9 May 2023
• After initially using copper for tools, humans turned to the more durable bronze, created by smelting copper along with tin and other metals.
  — Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 10 May 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024