How to Use heavy metal in a Sentence

heavy metal

noun
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  • Kid Rock’s mix of rap, rock, country and heavy metal has been around for over three decades.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2024
  • The music is a spasmodic mix of heavy metal, techno, and trap.
    — Leila Sales, SPIN, 7 May 2024
  • Ditlevsen pulls open the heavy metal door of a walk-in freezer, and the air, at –20 degrees Celsius, slaps me in the face.
    — Sandra Upson, WIRED, 25 July 2024
  • The tests didn’t look for other contaminants like heavy metals that are often left behind by the oil production process.
    — Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 6 May 2024
  • However, the glass that is used in solar panels often contains antimony, a toxic heavy metal.
    — Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 28 June 2024
  • That includes data showing China’s growing appetite to churn out big-ticket goods like cars and heavy metals at a rate that far exceeds the demand of domestic consumers.
    — Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 8 May 2024
  • If that’s all too much, consider that Brain Worm is also the name of a heavy metal band (naturally), whose music may also embed in your mind like an unwanted guest.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
  • These bars are third-party tested, meaning each batch of bars is tested for purity and potency, including testing for lack of heavy metals, microbes, and glyphosate (pesticide residue).
    — Lainey Younkin, Ms, Rd, Parents, 15 May 2024
  • Locals in the tiny towns nearby fear the fence will block wildlife migration and that the erosion from 12-foot-wide paths bulldozed to make way for the fence will wash sediment and heavy metals into their water sources.
    — Elise Schmelzer, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2024
  • Locals in the tiny towns nearby fear the fence will block wildlife migration and that the erosion from 12-foot-wide paths bulldozed to make way for the fence will wash sediment and heavy metals into their water sources.
    — Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 5 May 2024
  • Another concern is that chemical pollutants, heavy metals and pathogens may stick to nanoplastics and become concentrated in the environment.
    — Mohan Qin, Discover Magazine, 13 May 2024
  • All of their products are third-party tested for heavy metal contamination, allergens, gluten, microbes, and other contaminants.
    — Sarah Anzlovar, Ms, Verywell Health, 15 May 2024
  • The tiger snakes of Perth have heavy metals in their livers.
    — Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The tiger snakes of Perth have heavy metals in their livers.
    — Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 19 June 2024
  • These heavy metal guys sit right in front of the damn speakers, blasting their ears off.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2023
  • At the time, there were about 260 people inside for the evening's heavy metal concert.
    — Maria Pasquini, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2023
  • On the other hand, both studies found some brands that are not too high in heavy metals.
    — Joe and Teresa Graedon, oregonlive, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The mask came off to reveal Chris Jericho, the former pro-wrestler and singer with heavy metal band Fozzy.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 17 Nov. 2022
  • The heavy metal aids in piercing tanks and other armor.
    — Anastacia Galouchka, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2023
  • In the 1980s, heavy metal reached a critical turning point.
    — Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2024
  • After 50 years of heavy metal, Judas Priest has become part of the fabric of life.
    — Jose Mangin, Variety, 4 Nov. 2022
  • But the new findings demonstrate that heavy metals in cannabis plants can also wind up in the human body.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Drumsticks from his years as a heavy metal rocker sit untouched in a display case on the wall.
    — Debbie Cenziper, ProPublica, 27 Sep. 2023
  • There are heavy metal songs, where each machine takes a beating.
    — Kate Armanini, BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2023
  • Dee Snider, lead singer of the heavy metal band Twisted Sister, will appear 1-4 p.m. March 2.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Priest are the proud leaders of the New Wave of British heavy metal movement, which spawned the twin-guitar attack many bands still use today.
    — Jose Mangin, Variety, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Bands play at least four times per week, leaving a night or two for ’80s trivia, heavy metal karaoke and other draws.
    — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Most people don’t just listen to all reggae or all heavy metal or all pop.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2023
  • But they were told that the genre was either rap, country or heavy metal and asked to make certain judgments about the lyrics and the person who wrote them.
    — Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 27 Jan. 2024
  • The whiskey is a blend of sourced aged bourbon and rye that is finished in black brandy casks, which are subject to this heavy metal pummeling.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 23 June 2023

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