metallic

Example Sentences

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The iPod music player, at first available in metallic grey, quickly diversified into a whole spectrum of bright colours.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

For her sit-down with Shepherd, Huger was styled in a formfitting burnt orange dress, metallic cuffs and a chic bob.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

The approach relies on a specially engineered nonlinear metasurface made from precisely arranged metallic nanostructures.

From Science Daily • Feb. 4, 2026

German scientists warned that pathogens from infected corpses or the metallic remains of implants could be released into the ground.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

It probably started with that first pop of air against metallic plastic, no louder than a champagne cork.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline