How to Use lithium in a Sentence

lithium

noun
  • The same is true for lithium, cobalt, and rare earths.
    — Robert Ginsburg, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The short lifespan is due in part to the lithium ion battery.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Brine is already the source of much of the lithium used today.
    — Leonardo MacElloni, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2026
  • For the past three decades, lithium-ion batteries have been king.
    — Pranshu Verma, Washington Post, 18 May 2022
  • These openings are just for lithium ions to pass, but block sulfur chains.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
  • That same lithium then cycles back and forth, but without the graphite.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Jan. 2026
  • All well and good, but the high levels of lithium may point to a very recent event.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 6 June 2026
  • This lithium could be harvested from the sea.
    — Big Think, 17 Oct. 2025
  • No broader health threats are reported from the lithium plant at this time.
    — Scooty Nickerson, The Mercury News, 12 May 2024
  • But if this were the case, the level of lithium should be much higher than observed.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 6 June 2026
  • If a lithium fire breaks out, our homes will be directly involved in that tragedy.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 27 May 2026
  • The fire was caused by a lithium ion battery, officials said.
    — Bynadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 2 Mar. 2023
  • This gives the batteries a much longer lifetime than lithium ion.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Both saw how lithium-ion batteries could change the car market.
    — New York Times, 8 Sep. 2021
  • Their project aims to turn geothermal plants into sources of lithium.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026
  • The world needs lithium at higher rates than ever before.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Wise words, as lithium’s evolution is likely to be more of a marathon rather than a sprint.
    — Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • But lithium is scarce and expensive.
    — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026
  • One charge of its lithium battery is claimed to be good for up to 12 hours of swimtime.
    — New Atlas, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Tens of thousands of barrels of brine will be needed for each ton of lithium produced.
    — Aaron Gettinger, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2023
  • These constraints are putting lithium miners in the spotlight.
    — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 20 Apr. 2021
  • Where does the lithium come from, and how much is actually in a battery?
    — Car and Driver, 18 Aug. 2022
  • There are solar panels on top of the van, along with two large lithium batteries.
    — Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Dec. 2021
  • Demand for copper, cobalt, and lithium is expected to soar in the years to come.
    — Duncan Money / Made By History, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
  • As global demand for lithium-ion batteries has grown, so has the price of cobalt.
    — Nicolas Niarchos, The New Yorker, 24 May 2021
  • Most lithium today comes from salty underground brines or hard rock mining.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026
  • This, the researchers explain, is just strong enough to pull lithium out of the battery cathode.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Solar farms, wind turbines and lithium mines are adding to the destruction.
    — Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Rather than that a lithium metal anode will be formed inside the battery the very first time it’s charged.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Piedmont has a contract with Tesla for its lithium.
    — Charlotte Observer, 23 Aug. 2025

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