How to Use anthracite in a Sentence

anthracite

noun
  • During the day, the anthracite turns them a dark gray to contrast against the noir backdrop.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2021
  • Lily pollen, the handkerchief petals white in the station’s anthracite air.
    — Cynthia Zarin, The New Yorker, 19 July 2021
  • Its organic palette can vary from warm grays and deep anthracites to rich browns and, more rarely, milky whites.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2026
  • De Bethune placed the apertures for each on anthracite discs with a silver decal.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2022
  • Its winches could send 800-pound bags of anthracite along cables.
    — Tim Prudente, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2018
  • Custom furnishings in most of the rooms maintain the black-anthracite palette.
    — Carrie Bell, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • Juzėnaitė suggests looking at anthracite, graphite, and other tones that are nearly black.
    — Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The divider between the living space and kitchen-dining area is a long fireplace complete with glass and anthracite stone.
    — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 1 May 2023
  • Two years ago some 80% of China’s anthracite came from North Korea.
    — Eva Dou, WSJ, 15 Aug. 2017
  • North Korea has ample reserves of the fuel, at one point leading the world in anthracite coal exports.
    — David Tweed, Bloomberg.com, 15 Sep. 2017
  • Santa tells me clumps of anthracite will likely pile as high as Poseidon’s belly button.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 23 Dec. 2023
  • The cushions come in five neutral colors—cream, anthracite, mole, blue, and gray—that sit on top of a handsome solid wood frame and sleek, thin black legs.
    — Jenna Clark, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The main living space is a large, solarium-like room with angled skylights and a custom gas fireplace made of glass and anthracite stone.
    — Katherine Clarke, WSJ, 19 May 2022
  • Coal mines proliferated there; his father worked at one, hacking away at the earth to discover black anthracite.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Flying over the state affords a view of fracking wells pulling oil out of the ground and coal trains carrying loads of black anthracite to power plants around the country.
    — Michael J. Coren, Quartz, 1 Aug. 2020
  • The Princess of Wales accentuated the gray color scheme with a pair of Boss pumps in a shade of anthracite.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Last but not least, the watch comes with an interchangeable anthracite textile strap that borrows its design from a rope, a tool that no mountaineer can do without.
    — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The anthracite coal miners worked in dangerous conditions, were often underpaid and in debt, and knew the hardship to come.
    — Susan Berfield, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 July 2020
  • The speaker in black anthracite and green is available now, exclusively at Bang & Olufsen stores and online.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 May 2021
  • Revenue from anthracite at one time provided nearly half of Pyongyang’s foreign exchange.
    — Eva Dou, WSJ, 15 Aug. 2017
  • The spread of anthracite also shored up tolerance for smokier but cheaper bituminous coal.
    — Annie Persons, The Conversation, 7 May 2026
  • Go to Scranton, Pennsylvania, and ask about the collapse of the anthracite coal industry.
    — Elliott D. Woods, Outside Online, 24 Mar. 2018
  • For more than 150 years, Germany mined millions of tons of anthracite, or hard coal, from coal mines here that at their peak employed half a million miners.
    — Valerie Hamilton, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2017
  • The strap is available in either black rubber or anthracite fabric to give collectors a little more versatility.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 18 Jan. 2023
  • The meticulous anthracite finishing adorned with horizontal stripes, visible through the case back.
    — Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Some features of the new color rush jerseys, which are officially anthracite, or dark steel grey, with white numerals trimmed in Honolulu blue.
    — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 17 July 2017
  • When illuminated by the crowd of photographers’ flashes, the dress mimicked anthracite.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Gray, especially in anthracite and charcoal, is ideal for lending drama to nails while keeping them relatively neutral.
    — Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2026
  • It’s equipped with a modern version of the brand’s famous Caliber 11 movement and has a leather anthracite strap with a texture similar to the grooves of a racing tire.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2021
  • Water is then filtered through physical barriers like sand, grit and anthracite, which separate microscopic particles from the water.
    — Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 26 Jan. 2026

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