metallic
Example Sentences
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A well-documented side effect of the drugs is called dysgeusia, which can produce an unpleasant, metallic taste in the mouth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
He arrives at election counts wearing a metallic dustbin-shaped helmet, a silver cape and silver-and-black armour and brandishing his razor-sharp, deadpan sense of humour.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
The material combines tungsten carbide, which provides hardness, with cobalt, which acts as a metallic binder that holds the carbide particles together.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
The liquids usually contain the metallic element vanadium.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
The gates popped open with a metallic screech and we slipped through the small gap rust and atrophy would allow.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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