metallic

Example Sentences

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“There is a chemical, metallic taste to it that makes one think it was created in some renegade CIA lab.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Rare earths are a group of 17 metallic elements that have been described as the spice of manufacturing.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

The metallic nanoparticles in Vienna achieved this benchmark in only about one hundredth of a second.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

Africa's exports to China are dominated by minerals and raw materials, such as crude oil and metallic ores.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

From the hall, a metallic clattering sound, doors opening, doors closing.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti