How to Use graphite in a Sentence

graphite

noun
Definition of graphitenext
  • Right now, snag it for 20% off in black, gray, or graphite.
    — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 2 Oct. 2023
  • The graphite rod is ready to go, set up with reel, line, and backing.
    — Mark Stock, Men's Health, 24 Aug. 2022
  • The world’s first sheet of graphene was created in 2004 out of graphite.
    — Kevin Wyss, The Conversation, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Hence the subtle notes of salted musk and hard-edged graphite to the candle.
    — André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Designers have used graphite to achieve a range of looks.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 28 Sep. 2022
  • The shades of graphite in between each suggest a vision that echoes a dream.
    — Isiah Magsino, Town & Country, 6 June 2023
  • Next came red oxide to make orange, zinc for white, and a form of graphite to make black.
    — Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2023
  • This deal applies to the 41-mm size in silver and graphite, but the 45-mm band is also on sale.
    — Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Nickel, cobalt and graphite demand will need to rise as much as 25-fold.
    — Megha Mandavia, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Plus, the blue and graphite options are other great basics to have.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 19 Nov. 2023
  • With a weight of 7.5 to 8.2 ounces, this graphite paddle is sturdy but not too heavy and has a durable nomex core.
    — Stefani Sassos, M.s., R.d.n., C.s.o., C.d.n., Good Housekeeping, 26 Oct. 2022
  • The briny fluid carries electrons towards the graphite through the wires.
    — Jason P. Dinh, Discover Magazine, 28 July 2022
  • As for the other cell electrode, the anode, today most of them are made of graphite.
    — John Voelcker, Car and Driver, 4 Mar. 2023
  • And the 2014 Anderson Valley has it all—the spice, the florals, the briary fruit, the savory olive, graphite and earth.
    — Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report, 22 May 2022
  • The Series 9 will come in colors such as pink, navy, red, gold, silver and graphite.
    — Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 20 Sep. 2023
  • The left-handed version only comes in the graphite (left) color.
    — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 19 Apr. 2022
  • Crankbait rods were introduced in the late 1980s, when fast-action graphite blanks ruled the market.
    — Pete M. Anderson, Field & Stream, 21 June 2023
  • At the time, carbon was thought to exist in just three forms: soot or coal, graphite and diamond.
    — Brian Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2022
  • Somebody made a solid cone maybe eight feet high, of graphite, in the middle of the gallery, and that was the exhibition.
    — Max Lakin, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Just over half of the price of a typical EV battery cell comes from the minerals in the cathode, with 12% from the graphite in the anode.
    — James Morris, Forbes, 16 Apr. 2022
  • The fan is available in graphite, matte black, and matte white options.
    — Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The set comes in four stylish finishes: gold, copper, silver and graphite.
    — Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping, 21 Dec. 2022
  • The new restrictions are not a wholesale ban on graphite exports.
    — Lily Kuo, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Squirt some graphite into both sides of each wheel before inserting the axle.
    — Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Sila says that Titan Silicon is about five times lighter than graphite and takes up about half the space when fully charged.
    — Carlton Reid, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2023
  • South Korea and Japan rely on China for more than 90 percent of their graphite needs.
    — Lily Kuo, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2023
  • The backbone on this rod is excellent thanks to the one-piece graphite and fiberglass construction.
    — Pete M. Anderson, Field & Stream, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Brown dropped off a sketchbook and some graphite pencils, but Hambling hasn’t picked them up often.
    — Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 10 May 2022
  • Colors include white, graphite, striped flamingo, and more.
    — Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Using cast moldings of her legs, his team made carbon graphite braces, and even added a giraffe pattern.
    — Catherine Garcia, The Week, 26 May 2022

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