How to Use white metal in a Sentence
white metal
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In the studio, white metal tables on casters easily move out of the way when the Murphy bed is down.
—Kelly Ryan Kegans, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2021
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Six white metal bowls rest atop her jet-black hair, a bun holding everything in place.
—Jake Fischer, SI.com, 28 Aug. 2019
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She was led into the courtroom in handcuffs before being placed in a white metal cage.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 7 July 2022
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The guests were seated on mismatched white metal lawn chairs in a few loosely organized rows toward the rear of the massive main hall.
—Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2019
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Inside, white metal shelves are lined with goods including red Chinese sausages and Lee Kum Kee hoisin sauce.
—Jean Trinh, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2021
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In what would have been empty, or storage space, a white metal version of a beach ball sits suspended in a cradle.
—Jack Stewart, WIRED, 21 May 2018
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Sichuan is a key supplier of lithium, and some experts are concerned that China’s heat wave could cause prices of the silvery-white metal to soar.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2022
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Above, the clean white metal grid allows the new structure to connect to the natural environment.
—John King, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Jan. 2018
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The silvery white metal mined from rocks and groundwater is widely used in EV batteries.
—Dharna Noor, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Jan. 2023
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This recall involves beach lounge chairs with a white metal frame and either red or blue woven plastic fabric.
—Chris Smith, BGR, 3 Feb. 2022
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His destination was a white metal chair at the end of the open air corridor, looking east toward the Rincon Mountains.
—Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 2 Apr. 2023
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There's an apron-front sink, white Cambria quartz countertops, white subway tile backsplash and white metal pendant lights with black trim above the island.
—Kim Palmer, Star Tribune, 19 Mar. 2021
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Neither detail changes the fact that as a work of civic architecture, the three-block-long structure is a spirit-lifting success with its white metal veil and green rooftop park.
—John King, SFChronicle.com, 26 Aug. 2019
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Lee was also smart to clad the towers in white metal panels that subtly echo the exteriors of beloved landmarks like the White Elephant Resale Shop.
—Blair Kamin, chicagotribune.com, 30 Sep. 2019
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Its reflective surface is made of beryllium, a lightweight, silvery-white metal that’s used to make cogs and gears for aircraft.
—Eric Killelea, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Dec. 2021
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There are also minimalist options marked down, like this Anivia desk made with a walnut wood surface and white metal legs.
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com, 29 July 2021
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Some of the online listings, like the white metal ear cuff and Roberto Cavalli sunglasses, even include photos of Prince wearing the items.
—Lilly Milman, Billboard, 11 July 2018
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There was a chess board, and a white metal folding chair, and a bottlecap — each costume a sophisticated work of sculpture.
—Jocelyn Noveck, ajc, 11 July 2021
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Floral designer Cathy Graham played it safe by hand-painting a white metal cachepot with tiny blue flowers and vines.
—Sofia Quintero, ELLE Decor, 18 Jan. 2023
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Nowhere is this clearer than in their upstairs bedroom, accessed via a white metal spiral staircase opposite the kitchen.
—New York Times, 15 Mar. 2022
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Tidy right angles abound, from the white metal struts that form a procession of columns, to the rectangular teller windows lining the room’s perimeter.
—Janelle Zara, WSJ, 16 Mar. 2018
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For those of you who haven’t stopped by the transit center — with its web-like, white metal skin that extends from Beale Street almost three blocks to the west, with alleys on either side — here’s a thumbnail history.
—John King, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Sep. 2022
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Beauty aficionados are obsessed with Rosebud Salve, which comes in a vintage-looking blue and white metal tin, is tinted a pretty pink, and smells like roses.
—Popsci Commerce Team, Popular Science, 27 Oct. 2020
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With Louis Vuitton’s classic S lock closure in white metal finishing and a luggage tag in the shape of the Nike swoosh, the case is designed to fit every shoe size based on its internal cushion system.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 Jan. 2022
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While platinum has rebounded about 66% from this year’s lows after a massive sell-off in March, its discount to gold is still not far from a record, with the silvery-white metal trading at half of bullion’s value.
—Elena Mazneva, Bloomberg.com, 29 Aug. 2020
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The couch, however, sports zebra-print upholstery, the nearby white metal lounge chair is all geometry and the cocktail table, though wicker, drapes from its glass top like a skirt.
—Allison Duncan, WSJ, 19 May 2021
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The white metal boxes allow for the disposal of any solid medication, such as pills, capsules or skin patches.
—Karen Farkas, cleveland.com, 18 Jan. 2018
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That is expected to create more need for palladium, a silvery-white metal that is already much scarcer than gold, silver or platinum.
—Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ, 23 Oct. 2017
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But these thieves are not necessarily after the valuable silvery white metal.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 14 May 2022
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Thirty-four identical white metal crosses, crooked and misaligned, remain in the churchyard that is more frequently visited by elk, judging from the droppings in the grass, than humans these days.
—Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Apr. 2021
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