How to Use nonmetallic in a Sentence

nonmetallic

adjective
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  • Using a nonmetallic utensil like a chopstick, stick it in the jar and move in a circle around the edges to remove air bubbles.
    — Leena Trivedi-Grenier, SFChronicle.com, 19 Aug. 2020
  • The center has expertise in analyzing nonmetallic composite materials of the kind used to build the tail on the Airbus A300, the board said.
    — Associated Press, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2001
  • The element itself is nonmetallic and naturally takes on a pale yellow hue.
    — Jihan Forbes, Allure, 2 Oct. 2021
  • Hohn was carrying nonmetallic pellets used in low-power replica air guns in a checked bag and cannot leave China pending the outcome of his investigation, the Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
    — Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2019
  • After talking specifically about coal mining, Trump cites a figure for all mining jobs – including gas, oil, metal ores, coal and nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying.
    — USA TODAY, 23 June 2017
  • Partially offsetting the overall advance in exports was a 10.5% decline in the metal and nonmetallic mineral-products category.
    — Kim MacKrael, WSJ, 5 Feb. 2020
  • In laboratory experiments, hydrogen, squeezed to tens of millions of pounds per square inch between two diamonds, has remained stubbornly nonmetallic.
    — Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 4 July 2016
  • Tons of new color choices are available, too, including 40 BMW individual options that include nonmetallic and matte finishes.
    — Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver, 12 Apr. 2022
  • Further, 11 of the 21 components Statistics Canada tracks to assemble the manufacturing report recorded increases in July, led by wood products, primary metals and nonmetallic mineral products.
    — Paul Vieira, WSJ, 19 Sep. 2017
  • The subcategory with the next highest fatality count (39) was nonmetallic mineral products, which includes cement and concrete manufacturing.
    — Greg Larose, NOLA.com, 4 Aug. 2017
  • When a ferrite—a nonmetallic material with magnetic properties—is subject to a constant magnetic field, its molecules sustain tiny circulating currents that rotate with a handedness determined by the magnetic field orientation.
    — Andrea Alù, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Other nonmetallic materials include silicone and polyurethane.
    — Wired, 9 Aug. 2022
  • That particular panel is nonmetallic or nonmagnetic (aluminum).
    — Indianapolis Star, 22 Mar. 2018
  • Sixteen of 18 manufacturing industries expanded, led by textile mills and producers nonmetallic minerals.
    — Paul Wiseman, Fox News, 1 June 2018

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