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 -
Six white metal bowls rest atop her jet-black hair, a bun holding everything in place.
— Jake Fischer, SI.com, 28 Aug. 2019 -
She was led into the courtroom in handcuffs before being placed in a white metal cage.
— Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 7 July 2022 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Above, the clean white metal grid allows the new structure to connect to the natural environment.
— John King, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Jan. 2018 -
The silvery white metal mined from rocks and groundwater is widely used in EV batteries.
— Dharna Noor, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Jan. 2023 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
The team at Rochester started with a small, thin foil of lutetium, a silvery white metal that is among the rarest of rare earth elements, and pressed it between two interlocking diamonds.
— Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2023 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
The proposal, released to the public last month, would wrap the museum’s north and south facades in a skin of punctured white metal that would glow from within, making the museum a literal Arts District beacon.
— Mark Lamster, Dallas News, 3 Aug. 2023
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