How to Use gypsum in a Sentence

gypsum

noun
  • The park is renowned for its wave-like dunes made of stark-white gypsum sand.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2026
  • But for me, the gypsum caves were more of a place for mourning.
    — Haiane Avakian, The Atlantic, 27 Sep. 2023
  • It was expected to cut through the state — very close to many of the gypsum stacks.
    — Curt Anderson, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Sep. 2022
  • After so many years, the imprint left in the gypsum is all that remains.
    — Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 June 2023
  • Sandstone Pinot is savory and gypsum soils give more herbal notes.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2021
  • But the screw can’t rip through the paper or crumble the gypsum core of the drywall.
    — Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2021
  • Once moisture gets through, the gypsum powder gets gummy and moldy and cannot be dried out.
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Take a few hours to hike the surreal gypsum dunes that stretch on forever.
    — The Editors, Outside Online, 18 Aug. 2020
  • The first four miles of Dunes Drive are paved, and the last four miles are a hard-packed, gypsum road.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2025
  • The gypsum dunes are fragile, and hikers must stay on areas marked for access.
    — Eric Jay Toll, Chron, 7 Dec. 2021
  • The clinker is then cooled and ground with gypsum into a fine powder, which is called cement.
    — Alcina Johnson Sudagar, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2026
  • That cement is a complex mix derived from limestone, clay and gypsum.
    — Kevin Davenport, idahostatesman, 22 June 2018
  • Amend heavy clay soil with organic compost or gypsum to improve drainage.
    — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Note that the first four miles of Dunes Drive are paved, while the last four miles are a hard-packed, gypsum road.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The location gets its name from the blindingly white gypsum sand dunes native to the base.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 18 July 2023
  • The finding of microscopic traces of gypsum plaster means a cast of the stone could have once been made.
    — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 1 May 2023
  • These marble-sized balls are then crushed and mixed with additives like gypsum to create the cement.
    — Lara Williams, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Adding a soil amendment such as gypsum can improve soil structure and restore balance.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026
  • White Sands National Park is home to the world’s largest gypsum dune field.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Who knew that a dash of gypsum in the brew kettle will accentuate a beer’s hop character?
    — Peter Rowe, Pacific San Diego Magazine, 1 Sep. 2017
  • This bedrock includes limestone, dolomite and gypsum, and over time, groundwater has dissolved some of it.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 3 Aug. 2021
  • Zidack says lime, dolomitic lime, gypsum, and bone meal are all suitable alternative sources.
    — Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 25 May 2026
  • At the rim, where the gypsum shelved down toward the distant lake, areas of the cliff ruptured into canyon systems.
    — Henry Wismayer, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2022
  • The two-mile loop takes between two to three hours to complete and provides expansive views of the rippling snow-white gypsum dunes.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2025
  • The two-mile loop takes between two and three hours to complete and provides expansive views of the rippling snow-white gypsum dunes.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The saddle of a mountain rose behind the house, its craggy gypsum peaks pocked with wild asparagus and fennel.
    — Avery Keatley, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2024
  • An easy one-mile hike from the parking area will take you over a small field of gypsum sand dunes and face to face with an epic panorama of the park’s most famous peaks.
    — Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 1 May 2020
  • The cost of commodities like lumber, steel and gypsum have been going through the roof, and builders are struggling to get their hands on enough supply.
    — Brian H. Robb, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2021
  • By the end of 2016, Curiosity had cleared the dunes and was rolling across veins of gypsum.
    — Avi Selk, Houston Chronicle, 4 Feb. 2018
  • Plaster of Paris, gypsum, and other white, powdery fillers made their way into milk and flour for color and texture.
    — Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 1 May 2025

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