How to Use melamine in a Sentence

melamine

noun
  • If soap and water won't erase all the damage, use a melamine sponge.
    — Sara Rodrigues, House Beautiful, 6 Apr. 2021
  • Food is served on break-resistant melamine plates, bowls and trenchers.
    — Susan Dunne, courant.com, 12 Aug. 2019
  • Pool floats, melamine, and uh, fireflies are the first signs of summer.
    — Sara Rodrigues, House Beautiful, 10 May 2019
  • The tables that are made of melamine so they can be wiped down easily.
    — Timothy Latterner, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The powder is mixed with corn starch and a food-grade melamine binder to mold into tableware.
    — Kavita Daswani, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2019
  • Use the ottoman as a footrest or place a melamine serving tray on top to hold cocktails and snacks.
    — Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 9 May 2022
  • Black silicone caulk is easy to see against the white melamine and can be cleaned up with soapy water.
    — David Agrell and Eric Weil, Popular Mechanics, 25 July 2020
  • Use a melamine sponge ($3, Target) to remove scuff marks from the sole.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Dec. 2021
  • It is made out of melamine foam, which has an extra fine sandpaper-ish texture.
    — Billy Cadden, Popular Science, 21 Mar. 2018
  • This 166-piece melamine-tile set is ideal for anyone new to the game of mahjong.
    — Sonal Dutt, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
  • It is made with melamine that resembles ceramics and lined with pearl-like beads around the rim of the tray.
    — NOLA.com, 20 Dec. 2017
  • Hot glue them to the melamine and to each other to create a liquid-tight barrier.
    — Mark Melonas, Popular Mechanics, 10 Oct. 2020
  • If nothing else works, try a melamine sponge, such as a Magic Eraser.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Magic Erasers are made of melamine foam, which acts like ultra-fine sandpaper.
    — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Magic Erasers are made of melamine foam, which acts like ultra-fine sandpaper.
    — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Magic Erasers are made of melamine foam, which acts like ultra-fine sandpaper.
    — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2025
  • This collection features a melamine dinner plate, salad plate, and serving bowl all in a blue hue.
    — Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 May 2020
  • They are made of melamine foam, which basically works like a super-fine sandpaper.
    — Joe Lindsey, Outside Online, 17 July 2021
  • Those whole wheat slices of bread were just the right size, modest squares that fit perfectly on my assortment of cheap, melamine plates.
    — Zoë Sessums, Bon Appetit, 6 Apr. 2018
  • Delicate gold edges elevate these pink melamine plates, giving them a festive spin.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 11 June 2021
  • Cheery gingham placemats, durable melamine plates, and a stately plastic pitcher complete the look.
    — Rebekah Lowin, Country Living, 8 May 2019
  • The melamine material is durable enough to withstand an accidental drop and cleans up in a breeze.
    — Ariel Scotti, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2022
  • Make use of this additional space with one of these melamine shelves, available in seven different sizes.
    — Leeron Hoory, Popular Mechanics, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Made from melamine, these dessert plates can be used indoors or outdoors and look especially stylish basking in the summer sun.
    — Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 31 Mar. 2026
  • These polymers are used to produce materials such as bakelite, melamine and the epoxy resins used in wind-turbine blades.
    — Sarah Deweerdt, Scientific American, 13 Dec. 2022
  • For scuff marks and stubborn dirt, magic erasers ($5) made of melamine can be amazingly effective.
    — Simon Hill, WIRED, 17 Nov. 2022
  • The culprit was melamine, an industrial chemical, that was found in pet food, killing hundreds.
    — Karen Asp, Good Housekeeping, 2 Oct. 2017
  • Complete with a kid-friendly plate, bowl, and tumbler, this set is made with melamine to resist scratching and shattering.
    — Emerson Latham, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Mar. 2023
  • For decades melamine has been the de facto material for lightweight picnic tableware.
    — Aliza Abarbanel, Bon Appétit, 11 Sep. 2020
  • Select a blade like this for flawless cuts in plywood and materials like melamine which may chip easily.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 10 Aug. 2023

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