How to Use mercury in a Sentence

mercury

noun
  • In the summer, the mercury can reach over 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • As the mercury dives in the U.K., Christmas songs warm the chart.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2022
  • Even the best friendships can be chilled when the mercury drops.
    Jinjoo Lee, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Ambush The city was in the grip of a weeklong heat wave, and the mercury that day had reached 101.
    Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2024
  • Hermione went up like the mercury in the thermometer. . . .
    Charlie Tyson, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Those two, along with mercury, are the only three for which use is the largest source of loss.
    John Timmer, Ars Technica, 20 May 2022
  • Add it to your list of party drinks to serve when the mercury rises.
    Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2023
  • And these mercury glass eggs would be perfect on the spa's front counter.
    Hannah Jones, Country Living, 9 May 2022
  • But in the past year, there have been only three days in which the mercury fell further.
    Martin Weil, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Space out fish meals to allow your body to get rid of some mercury.
    Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 18 July 2022
  • For years, the coffee calendar was fixed: iced in the warmer months, hot once the mercury dropped.
    New York Times, 7 Nov. 2022
  • The mercury hit 47 degrees Fahrenheit in the area on Wednesday.
    Todd Richmond, Detroit Free Press, 2 Feb. 2024
  • What’s Next: El Niño could soon start to raise the mercury globally.
    Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 5 May 2023
  • The preferred tool in the process is mercury, which collects and purifies traces found in the soil.
    Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2022
  • On the eve of October, the mercury rose to 76 degrees, one above the Sept. 30 average.
    Martin Weil, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2023
  • At Dulles, the mercury fell only a single degree short of 100.
    Martin Weil, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2023
  • The new rule lowers the emissions standard for mercury from these plants by 70%.
    Patrick Parenteau, The Conversation, 1 May 2024
  • But hang on, suddenly the mercury is rising, and what will that mean?
    Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2023
  • Even with wind and rain, the mercury could still reach 60 degrees in Burlington, Vermont.
    Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2024
  • In Sonoma County, the mercury was expected to say in the 80s.
    Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024
  • Tiny Shorts The mercury isn’t the only thing rising; hot pants are still going strong.
    Irene Kim, Vogue, 31 July 2024
  • On Sunday, the mercury began an ascent from the frosty morning’s low of 29.
    Martin Weil, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Do not eat any Largemouth bass due to presence of mercury.
    Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 7 June 2022
  • Although the mercury was lower elsewhere in the country, the misery has still been great.
    Leily Nikounazar, New York Times, 23 July 2023
  • Eliminate split ends As the mercury dips, split ends tend to increase.
    Georgia Day, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Even officially dry spots felt the mercury fall and a breeze arise.
    Martin Weil, Washington Post, 30 July 2022
  • When the ground shook, the mercury would close an electrical circuit and stop an attached clock.
    IEEE Spectrum, 1 Sep. 2023
  • At the Pantages, Dylan seemed to be once again chasing that thin wild mercury sound.
    Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 29 June 2022
  • The mercury rule, meanwhile, came after a reversal of a move by the Trump administration.
    Lindsay Whitehurst The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 5 Oct. 2024
  • The longer a fish lives, the more mercury builds up in its system which can lead to heavy metal toxicity, the American Kennel Club reports.
    Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024

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