How to Use graphite in a Sentence

graphite

noun
  • The graphite-colored watch comes with a small and large band.
    oregonlive, 21 June 2021
  • Right now, snag it for 20% off in black, gray, or graphite.
    Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 2 Oct. 2023
  • The large version comes in off-white, graphite, red, and blue.
    Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2022
  • The graphite rod is ready to go, set up with reel, line, and backing.
    Mark Stock, Men's Health, 24 Aug. 2022
  • The graphite and cooling gel are designed to pull heat away from the body.
    Ambar Pardilla, NBC News, 1 Apr. 2021
  • The world’s first sheet of graphene was created in 2004 out of graphite.
    Kevin Wyss, The Conversation, 29 Nov. 2022
  • His vest was a lighter shade of slate while his jacket and pants were a deep graphite.
    Hannah Morrill, Marie Claire, 19 May 2018
  • Hence the subtle notes of salted musk and hard-edged graphite to the candle.
    André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Designers have used graphite to achieve a range of looks.
    Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 28 Sep. 2022
  • The shades of graphite in between each suggest a vision that echoes a dream.
    Isiah Magsino, Town & Country, 6 June 2023
  • Next came red oxide to make orange, zinc for white, and a form of graphite to make black.
    Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The South Bank’s black-and-blue berries waltz with notes of iodine, dried rose petals, graphite and iodine.
    Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 23 Jan. 2021
  • This deal applies to the 41-mm size in silver and graphite, but the 45-mm band is also on sale.
    Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Nickel, cobalt and graphite demand will need to rise as much as 25-fold.
    Megha Mandavia, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Plus, the blue and graphite options are other great basics to have.
    Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 19 Nov. 2023
  • With a weight of 7.5 to 8.2 ounces, this graphite paddle is sturdy but not too heavy and has a durable nomex core.
    Stefani Sassos, M.s., R.d.n., C.s.o., C.d.n., Good Housekeeping, 26 Oct. 2022
  • The brown stone fly nymph on the end of my line and the 9-foot-graphite stick in my hand would have to act as the steelhead divining rod.
    Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2020
  • The researchers found that the dust was likely made of graphite and silicate grains.
    Rebecca Cairns; Video By Milly Chan, CNN, 12 Aug. 2021
  • The iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max models are available in gold, silver, blue and graphite.
    Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 16 Oct. 2020
  • The briny fluid carries electrons towards the graphite through the wires.
    Jason P. Dinh, Discover Magazine, 28 July 2022
  • As for the other cell electrode, the anode, today most of them are made of graphite.
    John Voelcker, Car and Driver, 4 Mar. 2023
  • The iPhone 13 Pro Max is available in graphite, gold, silver and sierra blue.
    Jim Rossman, Dallas News, 30 Sep. 2021
  • Thousands of graphite rocks installed by Fernandez swarm across the walls of the gallery.
    Elizabeth Montgomery, The Arizona Republic, 15 Oct. 2020
  • And the 2014 Anderson Valley has it all—the spice, the florals, the briary fruit, the savory olive, graphite and earth.
    Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report, 22 May 2022
  • The Series 9 will come in colors such as pink, navy, red, gold, silver and graphite.
    Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Available in a platinum or graphite color, the XPS 13 Plus' edges are less sharp.
    Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 4 Jan. 2022
  • The Triumph is their top selling graphite rod, and comes in a variety of sizes.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 5 Mar. 2021
  • Graphene itself is easy to make: Sheets of it can be stripped off blocks of graphite with nothing more than Scotch tape.
    Charlie Wood, Science | AAAS, 19 Nov. 2020
  • Some hybrids also use cooling agents in their foam layers, like gel and graphite.
    Renee Cherry, SELF, 30 Sep. 2024
  • On the iPhone 16 Pro, specifically, Apple says there's a graphite layer for even better thermals.
    Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 9 Sep. 2024

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