How to Use wood pulp in a Sentence

wood pulp

noun
  • Both are made from wood pulp and are highly glazed in a gilded gold paint.
    Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 5 Nov. 2020
  • Some of Aya Muse's yarn is sourced from wood pulp and all their packaging is made from corn starch.
    Rosa Sanchez, Forbes, 20 May 2021
  • Lyocell is made from wood pulp as a substitute for silk 5.
    Walter Loeb, Forbes, 10 June 2022
  • But the cases of cheese being bulked out with wood pulp continue.
    Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 27 May 2022
  • Round starts each day at 5 a.m., running hauls from Bangor to various wood pulp mills around the state.
    Fox News, 22 Apr. 2020
  • The fabric is wrinkle-resistant and made from wood pulp.
    Iona Brannon, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Most are made from polyester, polypropylene, cotton, wood pulp, or rayon fibers—many of which are not biodegradable.
    Claire Volkman, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Apr. 2022
  • Some phone backings will be made with upcycled wood pulp.
    Faran Krentcil, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 June 2021
  • In their guts, bacteria digest the wood pulp even further.
    Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2017
  • Around 130 million years ago, a weevil gorged itself on wood pulp and died a sticky death in the relentless grasp of slow-moving resin.
    Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian, 15 June 2018
  • Another chops up a special wood pulp that pulls impurities to the surface of the juice.
    New York Times, 26 Jan. 2021
  • Forests have shrunk while literacy rates have soared, and today the hunt is on for wood pulp’s replacement.
    Rachel Adler, Slate Magazine, 4 Aug. 2017
  • The next phase included Gutta percha, a rubbery type of wood pulp that was compressed and formed into a ball.
    Brenda Yenke, cleveland, 27 Aug. 2020
  • In 1880, the Germans invented the beer mat, made out of wood pulp, in order to save the tables from the wear caused by condensation from beer bottles.
    Popular Science, 16 Jan. 2020
  • This silk-like robe from CDLP is composed of eco-friendly lyocell, a sustainable fabric sourced from wood pulp that is soft, durable, and has a silky look and feel.
    Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 10 Oct. 2022
  • Costs have crept up in recent years because commodities like wood pulp — which is used to make paper products — hit record highs in 2022.
    Emma Kumer, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Most of the toilet paper used in this country is made here either from wood pulp or recycled paper.
    Krista Kafer, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2020
  • Expectedly, it's made of Pima cotton, but the silky softness is further enhanced with a blend of seaweed and wood pulp that made the whole texture all the more dreamy on the skin.
    Maverick Li, Men's Health, 13 Dec. 2022
  • The transition to wood pulp paper was blamed for suicides and crime sprees and decried as a degradation of society.
    Cenk Sidar, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
  • First, most tampons are made of cotton or a mixture of cotton and rayon, a semi-synthetic fiber made from wood pulp.
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 11 July 2024
  • The material was made of wood pulp and was five times as absorbent as cotton bandages but much less expensive.
    Ciku Kimeria, Quartz Africa, 26 Feb. 2020
  • One is a better way of converting wood pulp into fibre that can be turned into textiles.
    The Economist, 17 Oct. 2019
  • It’s made from organic cotton, recycled polyester and Tencel, a wood pulp fiber.
    Julian Chokkattu, Wired, 30 Nov. 2020
  • The shoes are made from about a dozen different materials, including wood pulp, silk thread, gelatin, plastic and glass.
    Margaret Stafford, USA TODAY, 17 May 2023
  • Shockingly, the fabric is made from repurposed wood pulp, both breathable and eco-friendly.
    Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country, 4 Sep. 2021
  • Supply-chain problems have contributed to shortages of products from wood pulp to pallets.
    Heather Haddon, WSJ, 10 June 2021
  • After the wood pulp has been dissolved into a liquid, pigment is added to the solution before it is spun into fibers, embedding the hue.
    Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 14 June 2024
  • The two players are entering a 50-50 joint venture to build a commercial-scale facility to produce a new green fiber made from wood pulp.
    Fabiana Batista, Bloomberg.com, 25 Feb. 2021
  • In 1993, community leaders thwarted Formosa’s plans to build a wood pulp and rayon plant in Wallace.
    Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2021
  • These Trader Joe’s Kitchen Towels ($2 each), made of a soft, highly absorbent material called viscose (derived from wood pulp), stay damp and cool for well over an hour in scorching temps.
    Kristin Hostetter, Outside Online, 17 July 2024

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