How to Use polyethylene in a Sentence

polyethylene

noun

• The balloons are made from polyethylene sheets and are about the size of tennis courts.
  — Bethlehem Feleke, CNN, 8 July 2020
• The balloons themselves are made of from sheets of polyethylene and are around the size of a tennis court.
  — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 3 June 2019
• The builders then used the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) panels to create the 5.9-inch-thick walls of the green home.
  — Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 27 June 2019
• The funnel and housing are made with durable polyethylene, and the shredder sits on strong steel legs.
  — Rachel Ahrnsen, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Feb. 2024
• The groups of worms were given 1.8 grams of polystyrene, polyethylene, or both.
  — Erin Corbett, Fortune, 27 May 2018
• There has been an oversupply of polyethylene, the product the Ohio plant would make.
  — James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal, 21 Mar. 2020
• These gloves are made from durable polyethylene, spandex, and fiberglass, and come in four sizes.
  — PEOPLE.com, 26 Dec. 2021
• Made of polyethylene, the planter is also lightweight and durable.
  — Jennifer Carmichael, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Feb. 2023
• Easy to haul and lightweight enough to be really fast, this snow saucer is made of polyethylene.
  — Brie Gatchalian, Woman's Day, 27 Dec. 2022
• Out of the research done during the war came things like nylon and polyethylene -- the most common form of plastics these days.
  — Chris Cillizza, CNN, 31 Oct. 2022
• The new bins were made of blue polyethylene and rounded at the bottom and sat inside a metal frame affixed to the sidewalk.
  — Jonathan Smith, Curbed, 28 Dec. 2022
• The structure of this larger deck box is made from steel and PE (polyethylene) wicker.
  — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2023
• It is made from a rigid high-density polyethylene that won’t fade, crack or break.
  — Chris Hachey, BGR, 28 Apr. 2021
• Black trash bags were piled up at the entrance and models walked on sheets of polyethylene, spotted with pools of water.
  — Monica Kim, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2017
• The price of polyethylene, a popular polymer, has already fallen by a third since the start of 2018.
  — The Economist, 25 July 2019
• Some are made from mesh-like polyethylene (PE), which is waterproof and blocks UV rays.
  — Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 10 Mar. 2023
• The leaves are large and made of PEVA (polyethylene vinyl acetate) materials and are easy to clean with a damp cloth.
  — Michelle Love, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 May 2023
• Slat’s device, a high-density polyethylene pipe, travels with the wind, waves, and storms and sweeps up plastic along the way.
  — Tabor Wordelman, Teen Vogue, 18 Dec. 2018
• And in recent lab runs, HPU produced 99% pure, diesel-like paraffin oil from polyethylene with a yield above 90%.
  — Robert Rapier, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2021
• The canoe’s triple-layer polyethylene hull shows no wear but a few scratches after a decade of use, and the wood thwarts and nylon web seats seem like new.
  — The Editors, Outside Online, 31 July 2024
• The researchers then examined the plaque and found polyethylene micro- and nano- particles in 150 of the patients.
  — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
• The steel and aluminum frame is built to ward off rust and is covered with a polyethylene-fabric canopy, with hooks that attach to notches in the support poles.
  — Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 11 May 2022
• Mealworms that were fed polyethylene were able to convert 50% of the plastic into gas; and the ones that consumed the polystyrene were able to convert 45%.
  — Erin Corbett, Fortune, 27 May 2018
• Cross-country ski bases — the parts that slide across the snow — are generally made of a plastic called polyethylene, or p-tex.
  — Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Feb. 2022
• The most common was polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which is used to make soft drink bottles and clothes.
  — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 June 2022
• That includes the polyethylene value chain, one of the most common types of plastic and a key driver of the petrochemical boom on the Gulf Coast.
  — Marissa Luck, Houston Chronicle, 25 June 2019
• The kit comes with a clear polyethylene cover, roll-up zippered door, tubular steel frame, four 18-inch deep shelves, guy ropes, and metal stakes.
  — Christina Butan, PEOPLE.com, 21 June 2019
• Guard Dog backpacks are made of a polyethylene material and are hand sewn, which accounts for the cost, says Sheikh.
  — Caitlin Moscatello, The Cut, 16 Feb. 2018
• Each piece is backed with non-toxic polyethylene foam to provide a snug fit and make the finished model sturdy.
  — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 1 Apr. 2020
• Basically, the polyethylene materials used many foam beds have a distinctive odor that takes a few days to fade.
  — Kells McPhillips, SELF, 1 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Nov 2024