How to Use shellac in a Sentence
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Block and Philpot streets were home to the Lacy Foundry, which made street lamp poles and manhole covers, and to other plants that turned out paint and shellac.
—Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, 7 Apr. 2018
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More than one toddler pulling a toy train across the scratch-free, shellac-finished, quarter-sawn oak floors?
—The Washington Post, The Denver Post, 12 May 2017
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Fill those existing dents with clear nail polish or shellac.
—Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2021
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The site became industrialized with the Lacy Foundry and industries that made shellac and paint.
—Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, 15 June 2019
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This recipe’s sweet and sour glaze — a glossy shellac of grape jelly, soy sauce and rice vinegar — is a glorious celebration of Mr. Bull’s amethyst fruit.
—Eric Kim, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2023
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Pro tip: When playing football, use shellac nail polish.
—Jayda Evans, The Seattle Times, 26 Oct. 2018
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In the official paperwork, the grants looked like the kind of research efforts the government might be funding; altruism was slapped on like a coat of shellac.
—Jim Dwyer, New York Times, 13 July 2017
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In 1942, Columbia Records attributed a shortage of shellac to demand for his records.
—Daniel E. Slotnik, New York Times, 27 Nov. 2022
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The process required cleaning and hand-sanding every panel and groove, after which Newborg applied a custom shellac and finish.
—Nancy Ngo, Star Tribune, 30 July 2021
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Nguyen said on Facebook that Stefani received a manicure and pedicure, choosing a neon orange shellac.
—Ajc Homepage, ajc, 15 July 2017
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Softer brushes, like this one, are better for stains and clear finishes, like varnish, spar varnish, shellac, and brushing lacquers.
—Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 16 Jan. 2019
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In some cases, virtually no remaining copies of the original recordings existed because the shellac had been melted down to help paint tanks in World War II.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 15 May 2017
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There was little demand for an improvement during the Depression, and certainly not during the war, when plastics (and presumably shellacs) went toward the war effort.
—Michael Tomasky, The Atlantic, 31 May 2017
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Methanol is a type of alcohol that's often used as an ingredient in antifreeze, paint thinner, shellac, and windshield wiper fluid, according to MedlinePlus.
—Cory Stieg, refinery29.com, 18 June 2019
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At the turn of the century, the ever-expanding electrical industry was running low on shellac, a resin secreted by the female lac bug which could be used as an insulating material.
—Alice Bell, CNN, 5 Nov. 2019
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This contained inorganic pigments in an organic binding medium overlaid by a shellac varnish.
—The Economist, 8 June 2019
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The Brach’s classic candy corn ingredients were listed as sugar, corn syrup, confectioner’s glaze (shellac), salt, dextrose, gelatin, sesame oil, artificial flavor, honey, Yellow 6, Yellow 5, Red 3.
—Courtland Milloy, Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2019
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Block and Philpot streets were home to the Lacy Foundry, which made street lamp poles and manhole covers, and to other plants that turned out paint and shellac.
—Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, 7 Apr. 2018
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More than one toddler pulling a toy train across the scratch-free, shellac-finished, quarter-sawn oak floors?
—The Washington Post, The Denver Post, 12 May 2017
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Fill those existing dents with clear nail polish or shellac.
—Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2021
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The site became industrialized with the Lacy Foundry and industries that made shellac and paint.
—Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, 15 June 2019
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This recipe’s sweet and sour glaze — a glossy shellac of grape jelly, soy sauce and rice vinegar — is a glorious celebration of Mr. Bull’s amethyst fruit.
—Eric Kim, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2023
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Pro tip: When playing football, use shellac nail polish.
—Jayda Evans, The Seattle Times, 26 Oct. 2018
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In the official paperwork, the grants looked like the kind of research efforts the government might be funding; altruism was slapped on like a coat of shellac.
—Jim Dwyer, New York Times, 13 July 2017
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In 1942, Columbia Records attributed a shortage of shellac to demand for his records.
—Daniel E. Slotnik, New York Times, 27 Nov. 2022
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The process required cleaning and hand-sanding every panel and groove, after which Newborg applied a custom shellac and finish.
—Nancy Ngo, Star Tribune, 30 July 2021
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Nguyen said on Facebook that Stefani received a manicure and pedicure, choosing a neon orange shellac.
—Ajc Homepage, ajc, 15 July 2017
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Softer brushes, like this one, are better for stains and clear finishes, like varnish, spar varnish, shellac, and brushing lacquers.
—Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 16 Jan. 2019
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In some cases, virtually no remaining copies of the original recordings existed because the shellac had been melted down to help paint tanks in World War II.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 15 May 2017
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There was little demand for an improvement during the Depression, and certainly not during the war, when plastics (and presumably shellacs) went toward the war effort.
—Michael Tomasky, The Atlantic, 31 May 2017
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The righthander was shellacked for 10 runs on 11 hits, including two homers.
—Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2023
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They had been shellacked in some cases, slathered with house paint in others.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 11 Oct. 2022
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Sale was shellacked for five runs in five innings, bringing the lefthander’s ERA to 8.22.
—Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Apr. 2023
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Not the kind with bespoke suits and parted, shellacked hair; the kind with his sleeves rolled up, and a pair of beat-up beige sneakers on his feet.
—Issie Lapowsky, WIRED, 5 June 2018
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Clinton got shellacked, losing the House for the Democrats for the first time since Harry Truman was in office.
—Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, 27 July 2018
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By then, Bolsinger was a middle of the pack reliever with the end of his career in sight, but that shellacking couldn’t have helped.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2020
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The hairstyle, known for its round shape, with hair swept off the face and shellacked into place with quite a bit of hair spray, is symbolic of all that is retro.
—Marisa Meltzer, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2020
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And at Etro, lengths were partially shellacked to the face, a thoughtful elevation of the wet-look trend.
—Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2023
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With their small heads, shellacked scalps and long necks, the teammates looked elegant and creaturely, like a row of lizards.
—Lizzie Feidelson, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2017
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But his review is sparkling compared to the shellacking the 2004 TV movie received from Ray Richmond.
—Bill Higgins, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2018
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The rising temperatures and dry days come on the heels of a springtime snow shellacking on Mount Hood.
—Jim Ryan, OregonLive.com, 18 May 2017
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It was being shellacked by 46 points and the listless effort from the Kings that made the squad worthy of disparagement.
—Jason Jones, sacbee, 22 Dec. 2017
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Oxblood gator skin seats, plastic mold of a mini 1886 Winchester on the outside of the glove box, shellacked rose rock knob on the shifter, sycamore steering wheel.
—Hazlitt, 14 June 2023
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Jimenez was coming off his worst start of the year, battered for a season-high nine runs in a 2 1/3-inning shellacking at the Tampa Bay Rays.
—Eduardo A. Encina, baltimoresun.com, 29 June 2017
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The Poopmaster worked great on the ground, but did nothing for the bird poop that shellacked benches and newspaper racks and public art.
—Kale Williams, OregonLive.com, 7 Feb. 2018
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To see them as something to be celebrated and embraced, not wiped away or wished away or filled or frozen or shellacked with a primer.
—Liz Siegel, Allure, 13 Dec. 2017
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Even in a straightforward noodle stir-fry called japchae, the chicken was shellacked with sugar.
—Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 3 May 2018
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Just be sure it's slightly toasted and shellacked with a creamy mayonnaise.
—Joseph Hernandez, chicagotribune.com, 9 May 2017
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For the last decade of the 20th century, the waves were deeper, more defined, and practically shellacked into place, thanks to the advent of firm-hold gels.
—Jihan Forbes, Allure, 1 Aug. 2023
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The Gophers’ undefeated start was their best since 1904, back when the program was shellacking high school teams.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 6 Dec. 2019
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But his more moderate colleagues, after witnessing the shellacking the House bill got with the MacArthur amendment, are leery of such a move.
—Jim Newell, Slate Magazine, 29 June 2017
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The Wolverines were shellacked by Ohio State in the final game of the regular season for the second consecutive year.
—Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, 29 Dec. 2019
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LHP Amir Garrett got shellacked, giving up nine runs (seven earned) in 4 1/3 innings.
—Zach Buchanan, Cincinnati.com, 25 Aug. 2017
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The gentleman who prepared my freeze applied the toppings gingerly, shellacking one side of the green swirl with tiny cubes of pineapple.
—Marian Bull, Bon Appetit, 22 Feb. 2017
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The gentleman who prepared my freeze applied the toppings gingerly, shellacking one side of the green swirl with tiny cubes of pineapple.
—Marian Bull, Bon Appetit, 22 Feb. 2017
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Edmonton also handed the Golden Knights their worst loss of the season, an 8-2 shellacking on Nov. 14.
—USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2018
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In Bosworth and Chopra’s case, their hairlines were shellacked against their foreheads in a semi-bang resembling a wooden or ceramic shrine of Mary.
—Melissa Magsaysay, latimes.com, 8 May 2018
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Kalil watched at home in Charlotte as Newton was benched for a dress code violation and the Panthers were shellacked 40-7 in a prime-time embarrassment.
—Joseph Person, charlotteobserver, 26 May 2017
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The tender vegetables were shellacked in fragrant, feisty pepper paste.
—Fortune, 14 July 2019
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With his skinny tie and lapels, pointy-toe shoes, and seriously shellacked hair, he could almost be mistaken for a French Ricky Martin.
—Sam Dangremond, Town & Country, 25 Apr. 2018
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