How to Use wax in a Sentence

wax

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• This will melt the wax from the bottom, rather than lighting the wick from the top.
  — Chris Hachey, BGR, 20 Apr. 2021
• Once the wax is removed, simply pop in the refill ($123) and light the wick.
  — Pia Velasco, ELLE, 31 Aug. 2023
• Made from a soy wax blend, this candle has a burn time of up to 40 hours.
  — Tim Chan, Billboard, 4 Dec. 2023
• The wax takes a long time to cure (a full 24 hours), but the final result can last for years.
  — L. Daniela Alvarez, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 July 2023
• The candle, which has a sweet pineapple scent, is made of a soy wax blend.
  — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2024
• The bees didn’t take to the first first design, just the PCB, coated with a resin, and covered with wax.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 1 Apr. 2023
• Cons: Hot wax can burn your skin and should be used with caution.
  — Heather L. Brannon, Md, Verywell Health, 22 Mar. 2023
• The stand is made from reclaimed wood with a food-safe wax finish.
  — Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2023
• The ornate eggs were called pysankas, which were made by using wax and dyes.
  — Lauren Smith McDonough, House Beautiful, 9 Mar. 2023
• The car was Paul’s family car—his son’s surf wax in the cup holder, dog hairs on the back seat.
  — Emma Cline, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
• Candle wax and tears dropped around the spot where Izaiah Carter took his last breath.
  — Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2023
• The soy wax candle has a clean-burning cotton wick with 20 to 30 hours of burn time.
  — Staff Author, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2023
• The shape of the bottle, the look of the label, the signature red wax topper, and even the name itself are all thanks to Margie.
  — Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 19 Feb. 2024
• Housed in the brand’s signature 22-ounce large glass jar with a lid, it’s made of paraffin-grade wax.
  — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 29 Oct. 2023
• Candles are made of clean-burning soy wax and, once the oils are poured, take about 90 minutes to set.
  — Mike Klingaman, baltimoresun.com, 25 Feb. 2021
• Use the wax sparingly, in one patch at a time, working it well into the paint.
  — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 14 Apr. 2021
• Behind her, the Polo Club gleamed the dull gleam of brass and mahogany, feather dusters and floor wax.
  — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2024
• But do not pluck, wax, or groom the area with any treatment that removes the hair follicle from the root.
  — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 21 Mar. 2023
• The wax is inscribed with lines that mark time, burning an inch every hour.
  — Ingrid Abramovitch, ELLE Decor, 4 Aug. 2023
• Someone had given me a candle on the story and it got flagged, something in, like, the wax.
  — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Nov. 2023
• Plus, it’s made from real wax and features a timer option.
  — Addie Morton, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2023
• To make the statuettes, hot bronze is poured into ceramic and wax casts.
  — Ashley Wong, WSJ, 13 Mar. 2023
• The lore of how painful a Brazilian wax can be has most opting for their trusty razor instead.
  — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2023
• Light the candle for a minimum of 2 hours or until the wax melts evenly.
  — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2023
• And there will be melted wax because the throbbing red brain that sits inside the skull is a candle.
  — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2023
• Crafted from soy wax for a cleaner burn, each 8-ounce candle lasts for 50 hours.
  — Sarah Grossbart, wsj.com, 25 Oct. 2023
• Skip the glitter, paint, or wax, and showcase pinecones in their natural state.
  — Kaylei Fear, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Nov. 2023
• It’s made with paraffin-grade wax along with a natural fiber wick.
  — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 16 Dec. 2023
• The cardboard is wax-coated to enable flights in wet weather.
  — Michael Peck, Popular Mechanics, 28 Mar. 2023
• Annual maintenance can cost less than $100 for the cost of oil, wax, and other cleaning supplies.
  — Katherine Owen, Southern Living, 27 Mar. 2024

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wax

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• The flu waxed and waned on its own, and peaked again in the fall.
  — Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 11 Aug. 2023
• Check out the waxing moon perched above Jupiter in the evening sky.
  — David Streit, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
• Many Dodger fans still wax nostalgic for the days when O’Malley owned the team.
  — Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2021
• This is the spot where this column should be waxing about the third starter except, well, there is none.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2023
• The first time was at my very first tournament, when I got waxed by a drive that tipped off the edge of my paddle.
  — Todd Boss, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
• Surfers should dust off their wetsuits, wax up their boards, and know their limits in the water.
  — Mario Ariza, sun-sentinel.com, 27 Nov. 2020
• His thoughtfulness seems to have a lot to do with why their love is still waxing strong.
  — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 16 Aug. 2023
• Baseball devotees love to wax about their sport being a metaphor for life.
  — Stephen Collinson, CNN, 2 Apr. 2021
• Some people who own electrics love to wax about their rides to anyone who will listen.
  — Josh Max, Forbes, 7 July 2022
• During the week, each evening from Tuesday to the weekend, the moon will wax from the slimmest crescent to a much bigger, brighter crescent.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
• Food & Wine made no attempt to wax poetic in its blurb.
  — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2024
• El Gardoum’s four students wax their boards, zip up their wetsuits, and bound into the blue.
  — Frankie Adkins, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2023
• CEOs love to wax heroic about making the tough decisions.
  — Zachary M. Seward, Quartz, 30 July 2021
• Simu recently told Page Six that the hardest part of his role in Barbie was getting waxed for his role.
  — Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 7 July 2023
• Margie said that interest in yuraq across Bristol Bay has waxed and waned.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 13 May 2023
• On December 21 and 22 nights, a waxing gibbous moon will drop by Jupiter.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
• Expectations of rate cuts have waxed and waned over the past several months.
  — Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2024
• There is no reason why a 5 year old should be waxing grown women’s private parts.
  — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 21 Feb. 2024
• Waxing Crescent After the new moon, the moon enters the waxing crescent phase.
  — Terri Robertson, Country Living, 31 July 2023
• This is Giardia’s nasty ruse: Its symptoms can wax and wane over months.
  — Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 6 Aug. 2017
• That is a major achievement for a program that has waxed and waned over the years and lost many of its early leaders to newer and more urgent projects.
  — David Streitfeld, New York Times, 4 Nov. 2023
• This irked her but a final straw was a training session that involved waxing the owner’s legs.
  — Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2023
• The lanes need waxing, the bar requires tending and the equipment is in various stages of disrepair.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2024
• Nail artists wax poetic about how a protective top coat is the key to a long-lasting manicure, and who doesn’t want that?
  — Izzi Friedman, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Aug. 2023
• The backpack is made of lightweight ripstop cotton that’s been lightly waxed to repel moisture and rain.
  — Susan Brickell, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2023
• What to expect This year’s viewing of the Lyrids faces a significant challenge due to the brightness of the waxing gibbous Moon, which will be 96% full at the peak of the shower.
  — George Dvorsky / Gizmodo, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024
• But not getting into the paint has made the Jazz’s offense reliant on those pull-up shots, which can wax and wane more than, say, Gobert lob finishes at the rim.
  — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 June 2021
• Kelly was more eloquent (hard to believe) in his comments about Caleb Williams than was Riley, who waxed on about … himself.
  — Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2023
• Asked last week about the impact Smith has had, head coach Kevin O’Connell waxed poetic with a 330-word answer that touched on a little bit of everything.
  — Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2024
• In the Hamptons, summer types don’t wax on about make-believe fishing docks or get overly nostalgic about a mom-and-pop donut shop.
  — Holly Peterson, Town & Country, 31 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 10 Dec 2024