How to Use calcium in a Sentence

calcium

noun

• Her doctor said she should eat more foods that are high in calcium, such as milk and cheese.
• By spring, the calcium in the lime should be available to your plants.
  — oregonlive, 14 Aug. 2022
• One of the key roles of calcium is helping to build strong bones and teeth.
  — Elisa Cinelli, Parents, 9 July 2024
• Lead looks a lot like calcium to many of the systems in our body.
  — Aaron Specht, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2024
• This will get rid of soap scum, limescale, calcium, and rust.
  — Chris Hachey, BGR, 8 June 2021
• In fact, milk is one of the best sources of calcium, which your body needs to support bone health.
  — Valerie Agyeman, Good Housekeeping, 20 July 2022
• Love darts are tiny spikes, made of the same calcium crystals as snail shells.
  — Kate Golembiewski, CNN, 14 Feb. 2023
• Dairy is part of a healthy diet, and a tasty way to get protein and calcium.
  — Alison Myers, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2023
• The insides of the eggshells change as the developing chicks get calcium from the eggshell.
  — Katie Hunt, CNN, 17 Apr. 2022
• This makes the milk taste sweeter, but does not affect the calcium.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 1 Dec. 2021
• One gram of culinary ash has roughly the same amount of calcium as an eight-ounce glass of milk.
  — Megan Zhang, Saveur, 22 Nov. 2023
• This is where a person has too much calcium in their blood.
  — Jessie Van Amburg, Health.com, 20 Sep. 2021
• Buy this high-protein, calcium-rich, tasty stuff by the tub.
  — The Editors Of Men's Health, Men's Health, 9 Aug. 2022
• Dark leafy greens such as collards and kale are high in calcium.
  — Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 20 May 2024
• Don’t bother adding eggshells, antacids or other sources of calcium to the soil.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2023
• Made from ground-up rock, limestone, or dolomite, lime is high in calcium.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2021
• One of the key substances that shells release is calcium.
  — Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 26 Feb. 2021
• If asked what helps build strong bones, the most common answer would be calcium.
  — Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
• The calcium that leaches from the bones is expelled in urine, increasing the risk of kidney stones.
  — Kim Tingley, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2023
• Frozen spinach is full of fiber-rich nutrients, iron, and calcium and lasts much longer than fresh.
  — Michelle Darrisaw, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2024
• The calcium that our bones are made of and the iron that permeates every red blood cell in our bodies come from stars.
  — Priyamvada Natarajan, The New York Review of Books, 15 June 2021
• For one, thanks to the milk, regular dairy kefir can be a good source of protein and calcium.
  — Audrey Bruno, SELF, 1 May 2024
• What if this bump on my shin isn’t a calcium deposit like my coach said but bone cancer?
  — Jessica Knoll, Vogue, 9 Aug. 2024
• Add washed, crushed eggshells to your tomato and pepper beds as a source of calcium to help prevent blossom-end rot of the fruit.
  — Washington Post, 23 June 2021
• The vines on which the grapes are grown are more than 50 years old, sited on a morainic hill in the heart of Custoza, with soil composed of calcium, clay and gravel.
  — Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
• Bonus points are awarded to the calcium (21 milligrams per cup), which can help bolster weak bones.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2023
• Air-drying cast iron can lead to calcium deposits and rust.
  — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2022
• Each end of the 2-meter gap had a single trap holding two ions, one strontium and one calcium.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 5 Feb. 2025
• Areas with a lot of limestone, like the Midwest, have water that is higher in calcium.
  — Bill Sullivan, The Conversation, 27 Jan. 2025
• It is made of fiber and rich in nutrients such as magnesium, potassium, and calcium.
  — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 5 Mar 2025