How to Use magnetic in a Sentence

magnetic

1 of 2 adjective
  • Leather has a kind of magnetic pull to it.
    — Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • That’s where magnetic hooks come in.
    — Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026
  • That’s where magnetic hooks come in.
    — Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Even the magnetic charging base feels like a step up from the rest.
    — Nick Guy, wsj.com, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The set comes with a magnetic block to store and protect your knives.
    — Nora Colomer May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Dylan ran to grab a magnetic card case.
    — Larry Holder, New York Times, 6 May 2026
  • What’s the best magnetic building block set to buy?
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The magnetic closure is a nice touch, too.
    — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
  • What magnetic force keeps such a union intact?
    — Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The meth was found in a magnetic metal box attached to a bed frame.
    — Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2025
  • There are even magnetic duvet clips that work well to keep a duvet in place.
    — Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Which magnetic building block sets are best?
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The magnetic phone holder was so simple yet so clever.
    — Anita Katee, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The magnetic phone holder was so simple yet so clever.
    — Annita Katee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Impact-ready bit set with magnetic sleeve and clear storage case.
    — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Your presence is magnetic right now, and people are drawn to your sparkle, voice and point of view.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
  • It’s made of ferrite magnetic stones.
    — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
  • Peel away the backing on a magnetic sheet and press a paint chip to the adhesive.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2023
  • How is the magnetic influence showing up on the star in the first place?
    — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 25 June 2026
  • Your words take on a magnetic presence with Venus in Leo.
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Simple and easy to use, these magnetic tiles are versatile and fun to play with.
    — Jessica Booth, Parents, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Tie the whole set together with the magnetic walnut block that keeps all the knives safe.
    — Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • If the magnetic push happens at the wrong moment, the rotor can slow down or stop.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 15 Feb. 2026
  • They are often made of stone, nickel and iron and are likely magnetic.
    — Adam Lark, The Conversation, 16 June 2026
  • They are often made of stone, nickel and iron and are likely magnetic.
    — Adam Lark, Scientific American, 28 June 2026
  • The slender, fluted carafe comes in either black or white with a magnetic whisk.
    — Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Thanks to the magnetic update, the outfits connect well and then the two dolls are ready to play.
    — Emily Glover, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The best part is the ingenious magnetic clip system, which works very well.
    — WIRED, 18 Mar. 2023
  • The looks are chic, the cast is magnetic, the message is humanist.
    — Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
  • The magnetic surface is strong enough to hold items like spice containers.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025

magnetic

2 of 2 noun
  • The park was all the things it was supposed to be—fun and magnetic, a place to dream on.
    — Christina Pérez, Vogue, 6 June 2018
  • His cars have light bars and detachable magnetic insignias with their logo on their sides.
    — Tad Vezner, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 2017
  • For $139, surely a higher-quality magnetic clip could have been found to close the top of the bag.
    — Adrienne So, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2017
  • Derin is magnetic, speaking with the fiery air of a revolutionary.
    — Pesha Magid, Slate Magazine, 5 June 2017
  • The students can keep their phones with them but can’t access them without a special magnetic unlocking mechanism.
    — Sarah Krouse, WSJ, 20 Jan. 2020
  • Mesmer applied this same magnetic therapy to Österlin and pronounced her cured.
    — National Geographic, 5 Mar. 2019
  • But Gorbacheva is a free spirit, magnetic with a frenetic, open energy.
    — Vogue, 18 Mar. 2019
  • To put the whole picture together, the researchers also compiled a handful of existing magnetic records based on seafloor sediment cores and ice cores.
    — Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 11 Aug. 2019
  • One of his special magnetic gloves has malfunctioned, and so Ethan must somehow shimmy his way up to gain access to a security system.
    — Jake Kring-Schreifels, Esquire, 10 June 2017
  • To really succeed, the musical’s title role must be played by a magnetic, entrancing woman of unearthly force.
    — Joanne Ostrow, The Know, 14 Apr. 2017
  • His magnetic, easy-going, fun-loving personality, electric smile and thoughtful answers add to the attraction.
    — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2019
  • The lipsticks and their cool magnetic caps are quite literally flying off of shelves—more than 768 Audacious lipstick are sold every day.
    — Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 July 2017
  • Below, meet eight brands like Dôen that beautifully complement the vibe—each distinct in its point of view, but all carrying that same magnetic, timeless energy.
    — Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Glamour, 3 Dec. 2025
  • Having a gun or other metal object near an MRI machine, which has a powerful magnetic bore, has led to other gun discharges elsewhere.
    — Indianapolis Star, 27 June 2018
  • Former colleagues and rivals describe Kaluzny as a magnetic, if at times hotheaded, dealmaker with an almost preternatural understanding of the ins and outs of the retailing business.
    — David Carey and Lauren Coleman-Lochner, charlotteobserver, 22 May 2017
  • Magnetic north and magnetic south experienced a geomagnetic reversal, an event which marks the start of the Quaternary Period.
    — Jill Kiedaisch, Popular Mechanics, 14 Dec. 2018
  • Those controls, and the subsequent diplomatic and market responses, have introduced volatility into supply chains for high-performance electric motors and magnetics that many robots rely on.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Things about angles, ellipses, gravity, probability, magnetics, pop culture, history.
    — Angela Hill, star-telegram, 25 July 2017
  • Her character's magnetic pull toward Stephen DeMarco, despite every red flag, certainly mirrors a Water sign’s tendency to equate love with obsession.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Attempting to offer a guide to the Exploratorium is like herding kinetic molecules in a swirling vortex of mechanics, magnetics, chaotic pendulums and gravity wells, which is probably one of the museum’s exhibits.
    — Angela Hill, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2017
  • This comes after the administration also cut a deal earlier this summer for 15 percent of MP Materials, a rare earth materials and magnetics producer.
    — Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The area is already booming, thanks to the Chase Center concert venue, UCSF’s expanding medical empire and the neighborhood’s magnetic pull on new AI companies and eateries.
    — Nanette Asimov, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Zang is part of a group that has been using a large language model to search the magnetics literature for the purpose of creating a database of experimental magnets, called the Northeast Materials Database for Magnetic Materials.
    — Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Energy Fuels — Shares dipped nearly 1% after the global critical mineral company announced a definitive agreement to acquire VAC, an advanced magnetics company.
    — Sarah Min, CNBC, 23 June 2026

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