How to Use metallic in a Sentence

metallic

adjective
  • The medicine has a metallic taste.
  • We chose a paint with a metallic luster.
  • Silver is a metallic element.
  • The air is full of a low metallic noise.
    — Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
  • My pick of the two is the metallic red hue.
    — New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2025
  • There were gut strings, then metallic strings.
    — Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Even his joints have had a metallic upgrade.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 May 2026
  • Fresh ground beef has a faint metallic scent, or very little scent at all.
    — Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 19 Apr. 2026
  • The sparkle sands print brings a touch of glamour with warm metallic tones.
    — Benjamin Liong Setiawan, Travel + Leisure, 4 May 2026
  • Her eyes were lined with a metallic gold that shines next to the pink and purple hues.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 3 Apr. 2022
  • The metallic shade is high on shine and adds a modern feel to an old-school style.
    — Wendy Sy, Allure, 28 July 2022
  • Iron salts dissolve in the mouth to produce a metallic taste.
    — Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Doja capped off her outfit with black tights and metallic blue heels.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Lean into your edgier side with these blue metallic flame nails.
    — Odeya Pinkus, InStyle, 25 Jan. 2026
  • Start with a pair of metallic jeans and layer on the charm with shining sweaters.
    — Madeline Fass, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Her metallic smokey eye had hints of lavender and silver, with a brown wing.
    — Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The smoky metallic smell of sparklers filled the air as red pyrotechnics lit the sky.
    — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 30 July 2025
  • Many brewers tried sorghum, but those beers tended to taste metallic and thin.
    — Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Feb. 2021
  • Set the table with these gorgeous metallic place cards.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Cody wore a black suit with a white dress shirt and black tie as Stevens donned a metallic dress.
    — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 29 Dec. 2020
  • Paint leaves silver, gold, and champagne for a luxe metallic look.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Its barbs are muddy brown with faint metallic highlights.
    — Douglas Goodwin, The Conversation, 1 June 2026
  • Despite its name, metallic glass is not brittle and can be stronger than steel.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The dream of the early aughts rom-com was alive in a metallic spaghetti-strap gown.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 June 2022
  • The metallic fringe tassel and gold chain prove that clear bags don’t have to be boring.
    — Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Miss Joan with a black-and-gold metallic suit with a deep collar and open back.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Others glowed with rich red carnelian, coral, and even the metallic sheen of haematite.
    — Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025
  • These comfy slide-ons come in 22 hues, from metallic rose gold to soft brown.
    — Wendy Vazquez, Southern Living, 17 July 2024
  • The small fan- or heart-shaped leaves range in color from green-gray to a metallic silver.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
  • That metallic clang, the slap of him bolting from the chair, clenched my stomach, my chest.
    — Sarah Stankorb, Longreads, 9 May 2024

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