How to Use trace element in a Sentence

trace element

noun
  • Not a trace element there of anything to do with the South or poverty or the law.
    — Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 2 July 2024
  • As the fish moves from river to river, trace elements in the water change.
    — Kevin Davenport, idahostatesman, 9 July 2018
  • Surely, no one is making a calendar of the best trace element plots of each year, that is for sure.
    — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2011
  • Manganese is a trace element that is found in food and can also be taken as a supplement.
    — Patty Weasler, Verywell Health, 16 Dec. 2025
  • But these data still do not tell us exactly what trace elements are found in the subterranean depths of our planet.
    — Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, 18 Sep. 2017
  • In the past, many Americans were deficient in this trace element.
    — Becca Miller, Women's Health, 1 Aug. 2023
  • When juxtaposed with neutrals, its trace elements of plum pop out without hogging the spotlight.
    — Tim Nelson, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Zinc Zinc is an essential trace element that helps control muscle growth and repair.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Zinc Zinc is an essential trace element that helps control muscle growth and repair.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Calcium is a trace element that helps plants flower and fruit, so adding it to soil can benefit a vegetable garden.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2024
  • One of the richest stores of data inside a core, coral detectives are finding, is its year-by-year record of trace elements in ocean water.
    — Elizabeth Svoboda, Scientific American, 6 June 2018
  • Zinc for the retina An important part of the eye is the retina—and the trace element zinc is important for keeping it strong.
    — Maria Berentzen, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
  • It is often fortified with iodine, a trace element necessary for thyroid health.
    — Lindsey Desoto, Health, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Selenium is a vital trace element found in living organisms, soil and plants, and your body needs only a small amount of it to function.
    — Aliasger K. Salem, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Manganese is an essential trace element that is found commonly in the environment and is abundant in many foods.
    — Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Other trace elements include iron, manganese, zinc, boron, molybdenum and chlorine.
    — Amy Hall, sandiegouniontribune.com, 7 Mar. 2018
  • The researchers used a scanning electron microscope and other instruments to test for trace elements on the fossils.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 12 Jan. 2017
  • The trace elements in the exports to the US and Europe were in shipments from three companies with global reach.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Likely the trace elements were removed from Earth’s mantle by volcanism, trapping them in the first rocks of today’s continents.
    — David Bressan, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • They’re helped in framing stories this way by trace elements of ugly old fascism that cling to populist conservative parties in Europe.
    — Hugo Gurdon, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 June 2024
  • Some people prefer broad-spectrum for the potential entourage effect, while others choose isolates to avoid any trace elements of other cannabinoids.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Apply a palm fertilizer with trace elements every two months March through September.
    — Kathy Huber, Houston Chronicle, 19 Jan. 2018
  • Minerals and trace elements in the water must also come from the original underground water source for it to be labeled mineral water.
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 2 Jan. 2025
  • This allows for Himalayan salt to retain its numerous natural minerals and trace elements.
    — Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 25 Dec. 2025
  • But boron is a naturally occurring trace element that is considered a micronutrient.
    — Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Michael Shannon astutely judges every microsecond of menace as the heavy, adding trace elements of twisted levity, some scripted, some not.
    — Michael Phillips, idahostatesman, 25 Dec. 2017
  • For example, copper tripeptide delivers essential trace elements, like copper, to the skin to promote healing and repair.
    — Hannah Coates, Vogue, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Then, a mass spectrometer will analyze that soil for trace elements and compounds, with a focus on finding water and other volatiles that could support long-term lunar exploration.
    — Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Chromium - Essential trace element that improves the body's ability to metabolize calories from fat, carbs, and protein.
    — Mark Anderson, Discover Magazine, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Some TikTok creators who are working to debunk the borax trend are also suggesting that people may be conflating borax with boron, which is a trace element found in many foods.
    — Julia Landwehr, Health, 3 Aug. 2023

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