How to Use talc in a Sentence

talc

noun
  • Why are people so concerned about talc?
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Some claims focus on talc itself.
    — Alex Smolak, STAT, 27 June 2026
  • Put one half teaspoon cornstarch in the palm of your hand (do not use talc).
    — Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2020
  • At issue is whether the talc contained trace amounts of asbestos.
    — Erika D. Smith Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2021
  • If it was still laced with talc to prevent sticking, this would kill me in twenty more years.
    — Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The talc was Katharine’s visual tracer.
    — Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Ta admits the exclusion of talc made nailing down the shades a two-year-plus project.
    — Talia Gutierrez, Allure, 2 Apr. 2021
  • Look for talc-free powders with soothing additives such as aloe and chamomile.
    — The Editors, Outdoor Life, 21 Oct. 2019
  • Many talc claimants oppose allowing a trustee to set awards and want to take their cases to court.
    — Jef Feeley, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The two-chair shop’s carpet captured the scent of blue hair tonic and white talc from the barbers.
    — Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 25 July 2022
  • That’s not inherently risky — talc is safe to consume.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 30 Mar. 2026
  • This talc-free powder delivers a berry-pink flush that mimics the look of real skin warmth.
    — Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 26 Dec. 2025
  • Light up the single wick, which is made of natural fibers, to fill your home with notes of sage, talc, and citrus.
    — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
  • While the talc is harmless, the resin/pitch and paint can be toxic to certain animals, like hogs.
    — Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 24 May 2023
  • Bar soaps contain talc and fatty acids that leave a residue on your shower’s surfaces that can be hard to remove.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Bar soaps contain talc and fatty acids that leave a residue on your shower’s surfaces that can be hard to remove.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 May 2026
  • This withdrawal is not the end of the line for future asbestos testing in talc products.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Episode one looked at asbestos in talc, and that is a really important issue.
    — Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Despite this, the company still maintains that the talc does not cause cancer and that the claims have no merit.
    — Bruce Gil, Quartz, 1 July 2024
  • Despite this, the company still maintains that the talc does not cause cancer and that the claims have no merit.
    — Bruce Gil, Quartz, 1 May 2024
  • The paint, which Lamb said has the consistency of talc, shoots out from a gun with a positive charge.
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The talc-free formula goes on in powder form, but instantly melts into your skin for a glowy, dewy, and smooth look.
    — Danielle James, ELLE, 5 Dec. 2022
  • The question of whether J&J’s talc powder contains asbestos flared up again last fall.
    — Peter Loftus, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2020
  • The company has been fighting thousands of lawsuits over the talc in its baby powder.
    — Nathan Bomey, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2019
  • The polypropylene that frames the rear load areas on cars has a high talc content, which is why claw scratches leave an indelible white mark.
    — Jason Barlow, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Her family claimed the company’s talc powder products were to blame.
    — Elizabeth Preston, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • As a result, mined talc deposits in many parts of the world can be contaminated with asbestos fibers, the group said.
    — Ann Zaniewski, Detroit Free Press, 7 Feb. 2018
  • The lawsuits claim the company’s talc products cause cancer and mesothelioma.
    — Bruce Gil, Quartz, 12 June 2024
  • Avoiding makeup that contains talc is a safe bet until a standard for testing is in place, Tjahjono said.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 23 Dec. 2025
  • The science on talc and its relation to ovarian cancer has produced a mix of results over the years.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN, 23 Oct. 2017

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