How to Use white metal in a Sentence

white metal

noun
  • The white metal is up almost 65% so far this year.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Only five are white metal – four platinum and one white gold.
    — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Year-to-date, the white metal’s price is still 53% higher.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The dancers wore white metal masks, green-and-white feathers and hoop skirts with tassels.
    — Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Six white metal bowls rest atop her jet-black hair, a bun holding everything in place.
    — Jake Fischer, SI.com, 28 Aug. 2019
  • It's based on a triple-axle trailer and has cedar siding, with white metal accenting and roof.
    — Adam Williams march 14, New Atlas, 14 Mar. 2026
  • She was led into the courtroom in handcuffs before being placed in a white metal cage.
    — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 7 July 2022
  • There, 39 stories of angled white metal bays pivot upward with clean corkscrew-like strokes.
    — John King, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Aug. 2024
  • The sleek portable light has a glass shade, white metal details, and a top handle for carrying.
    — Ali Faccenda, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • In what would have been empty, or storage space, a white metal version of a beach ball sits suspended in a cradle.
    — Jack Stewart, WIRED, 21 May 2018
  • Through the dim light from the barn, workers could see several inches of white metal sticking out above the manure.
    — Maryam Jameel, ProPublica, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Perhaps the most charming drink is the mezcal mule, served in a small white metal mug like the ones grandmothers use for coffee.
    — Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
  • In the studio, white metal tables on casters easily move out of the way when the Murphy bed is down.
    — Kelly Ryan Kegans, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2021
  • Nowhere is this clearer than in their upstairs bedroom, accessed via a white metal spiral staircase opposite the kitchen.
    — New York Times, 15 Mar. 2022
  • The Imperial Valley is far from the only place where the silvery white metal can be found.
    — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Above, the clean white metal grid allows the new structure to connect to the natural environment.
    — John King, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Jan. 2018
  • There are also minimalist options marked down, like this Anivia desk made with a walnut wood surface and white metal legs.
    — Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com, 29 July 2021
  • But these thieves are not necessarily after the valuable silvery white metal.
    — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 14 May 2022
  • Its reflective surface is made of beryllium, a lightweight, silvery-white metal that’s used to make cogs and gears for aircraft.
    — Eric Killelea, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Dec. 2021
  • The white metal has gone 833 days without a 20% correction, Bauer said.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Palladium is a silvery-white metal that’s lighter than platinum and often mistaken for it.
    — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The silvery white metal mined from rocks and groundwater is widely used in EV batteries.
    — Dharna Noor, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Jan. 2023
  • There was a chess board, and a white metal folding chair, and a bottlecap — each costume a sophisticated work of sculpture.
    — Jocelyn Noveck, ajc, 11 July 2021
  • Sichuan is a key supplier of lithium, and some experts are concerned that China’s heat wave could cause prices of the silvery-white metal to soar.
    — Will Daniel, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2022
  • Ponec likened the thermal storage process – which consists of dozens of large white metal boxes on the ground – to the operations of a giant toaster.
    — CBS News, 20 May 2026
  • Inside, white metal shelves are lined with goods including red Chinese sausages and Lee Kum Kee hoisin sauce.
    — Jean Trinh, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2021
  • Floral designer Cathy Graham played it safe by hand-painting a white metal cachepot with tiny blue flowers and vines.
    — Sofia Quintero, ELLE Decor, 18 Jan. 2023
  • There's an apron-front sink, white Cambria quartz countertops, white subway tile backsplash and white metal pendant lights with black trim above the island.
    — Kim Palmer, Star Tribune, 19 Mar. 2021
  • The white metal boxes allow for the disposal of any solid medication, such as pills, capsules or skin patches.
    — Karen Farkas, cleveland.com, 18 Jan. 2018
  • That is expected to create more need for palladium, a silvery-white metal that is already much scarcer than gold, silver or platinum.
    — Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ, 23 Oct. 2017

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