How to Use uncoated in a Sentence

uncoated

adjective
  • Traces of the potter’s hand can be seen at the uncoated bottom of a kintsugi tea bowl.
    Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 May 2022
  • The downsides: The foods may not appeal to picky eaters, and the uncoated, 8-by-10 recipe sheets are too big to prop up for reference.
    Jolene Thym, The Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2019
  • The best one-piece rods are made of carbon fiber or uncoated stainless steel, and have ball-bearing handles that allow the rod to rotate as it is pushed down the barrel.
    John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 21 Oct. 2020
  • The results were clear: Only the mosquitoes offered the uncoated hydrogels fed on blood.
    WIRED, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Choose uncoated nylon or silk dental floss or one that is coated in natural wax.
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Choose uncoated nylon or silk dental floss or one that is coated in natural wax.
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 20 Mar. 2023
  • In the last few months, the Commerce Department has put in place two sets of duties on producers and exporters of uncoated groundwood paper from Canada.
    Samantha Masunaga, latimes.com, 10 May 2018
  • Repeat the dollop-and-spread with the remaining mustard on the uncoated sides of the beef, then press handfuls of the remaining pretzel crumb mixture so the mustard is completely covered.
    Bonnie S. Benwick, The Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2017
  • Ideally, look for cardboard and paper that is uncoated and unwaxed instead of bubble wrap.
    Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping, 7 Apr. 2021
  • The brush and formula took my uncoated, au naturel lashes and turned them into flawless, feathery, false-in-appearance-but-oh-so-real ones.
    Nora Maloney, Vanities, 17 Mar. 2017
  • This substantial, 248-page hardback book, produced by the Italian publisher Rizzoli, is wrapped in a linen cover and has soft cotton uncoated paper.
    Damon Johnstun, OregonLive.com, 2 Nov. 2017
  • The additional investment just announced will allow the mill to convert a line making uncoated freesheet, or copy paper, to linerboard and containerboard.
    William Thornton, AL.com, 6 Feb. 2018
  • This uncoated, aluminized steel Chicago Metallic sheet pan showed particularly stand-out results in our broccoli test.
    Sophie Park, Good Housekeeping, 22 Sep. 2022
  • With uncoated lenses, light transmission from objective to ocular lenses might be less than 70 percent, but good lens coatings can raise that to 95 percent transmission.
    The Editors, Field & Stream, 8 Apr. 2020
  • The easiest and most universal technique for cleaning wallpapered walls—whether uncoated paper, grasscloth, vinyl, or even fabric—is vacuuming!
    Jennifer Kopf, Country Living, 12 Jan. 2023
  • The most significant limitations this creates are that the straws become soggy when a liquid touches the uncoated part and bubbles extensively form when paper straws are left in carbonated beverages.
    Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 2 Feb. 2023
  • The ingredients are just: non-nano uncoated zinc, jojoba oil, Coffeeberry, and organic lavender.
    Jenny Singer, Glamour, 31 May 2021
  • Environmental groups are urging companies to switch to safer alternatives such as uncoated paper, bamboo or plastic derived from corn starch or sugar cane — and alternative coatings including bio-wax or clay.
    Michael Casey, Anchorage Daily News, 1 June 2022

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