How to Use quartz in a Sentence

quartz

noun
  • This ocean canyon heaves waves of shale and basalt, quartz and silt.
    — Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
  • At the front of my home, in the garden, is a huge piece of clear quartz.
    — Miranda Kerr, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Feb. 2016
  • Rose quartz is considered to be the love stone.
    — Rebecca Norris, InStyle, 7 Feb. 2026
  • The concrete lot with slabs of quartz and granite?
    — Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The vanity is topped by the same quartz counter as in the kitchen.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2022
  • Cleanse the chakra by placing rose quartz on the heart in a healing bath.
    — Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 22 June 2024
  • They're made with real gemstones, like amethyst and rose quartz.
    — Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 13 Dec. 2022
  • There’s a ton of amethyst up there, quartz, and all kind of minerals.
    — Todd Plummer, Vogue, 30 Mar. 2018
  • But Leung found that in fact all four rocks contain quartz.
    — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Made from a block of clear quartz, the egg looks as if it has been carved from ice and dusted with frost.
    — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
  • The sharp quartz crystals of the granite bit into their palms.
    — Frank Hulley-Jones, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The breakfast bar is topped with white quartz and has a series of drawers.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Apr. 2022
  • This river is bringing down all the quartz and granite from the foothills.
    — Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 May 2018
  • The beach is known for its soft quartz sand and Sunday night drum circles.
    — Brittany Anas, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
  • A little bit goes a long way and leaves granite or quartz surface sparkling clean.
    — Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2024
  • That's the power of clay, quartz, broccoli extract, and matcha.
    — Annie Blackman, Allure, 2 Dec. 2024
  • There were small pieces of quartz bearing the tell-tale shock patterns seen in rocks smashed by impacts.
    — Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 18 Nov. 2018
  • Here, miners came for the plentiful quartz.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026
  • Marshall became part owner of a quartz mine near Kelsey.
    — Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
  • The cabinets are made of white oak, and the countertops are made of quartz.
    — Dallas News, 12 Feb. 2022
  • In the center there is pale green amethyst with oro verde lime quartz either side that’ll glisten in the sun.
    — Felicity Carter, Forbes, 1 June 2021
  • The morning light shows more details in the carvings and catches the sparkle of quartz.
    — Lisa Meyers McClintick, USA Today, 21 June 2025
  • The countertops are white quartz and the cabinets have white slab fronts.
    — Benjamin C. Tankersley, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2022
  • And the new light quartz brightened the kitchen with its dark espresso cabinets.
    — Kim Palmer, Star Tribune, 23 Oct. 2020
  • For most people, finding a quartz crystal would feel like striking gold.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
  • This slice of paradise is renowned for its white quartz sand, which is often called the softest sand in the world.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The kitchen has Wolf appliances, quartz counter and an island.
    — oregonlive, 6 Mar. 2021
  • Clean quartz countertops daily with warm, soapy water to wipe away spills and crumbs.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
  • These quartz surfaces are showpieces that wow the eye and stand up to your hardest tasks and messes.
    — The Good Housekeeping Institute, Good Housekeeping, 5 Apr. 2019
  • For instance, the Egyptians thought that rose quartz would help the wearer look young.
    — Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 10 June 2021

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