metallic
Example Sentences
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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
In contrast, big-bodied red wines taste bitter and metallic when they're served lower than 16C, says Bartolotta.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
The metallic is pulling it all together and the butterfly clips.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
He’s holding up some sort of metallic cylinder.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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