How to Use heavy metal in a Sentence

heavy metal

noun
  • He listens to heavy metal.
  • The tiger snakes of Perth have heavy metals in their livers.
    Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
  • The 7-year-old then shed some light on his passion for heavy metal music.
    Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 2 Mar. 2022
  • Chains replicates the effect that draping heavy metal chains over a bar in the gym creates.
    Wes Siler, Outside Online, 12 Feb. 2022
  • American Standards straddle the line between the worlds of punk and heavy metal.
    Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 3 Mar. 2022
  • Crooner Pat Boone’s heavy metal album, made in his 60s, startled his fans.
    Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2022
  • Among heavy metal bands, the devil’s interval has long enjoyed something approaching cult status.
    Staff, Quartz, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Residents still fish every day off the Imperial Beach pier for food, unaware that heavy metals have been found in the ocean.
    Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
  • The folk icon will also provide expert commentary on various creative techniques and musical genres, from bluegrass to heavy metal.
    Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2022
  • The tiger snakes of Perth have heavy metals in their livers.
    Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The tiger snakes of Perth have heavy metals in their livers.
    Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 24 Apr. 2024
  • The tiger snakes of Perth have heavy metals in their livers.
    Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 19 June 2024
  • Growing up in South Gate, there was a lot of heavy metal there.
    Max Bell, SPIN, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Fifty years of Judas Priest means 50 years of heavy metal.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2022
  • Ditlevsen pulls open the heavy metal door of a walk-in freezer, and the air, at –20 degrees Celsius, slaps me in the face.
    Sandra Upson, WIRED, 25 July 2024
  • Kid Rock’s mix of rap, rock, country and heavy metal has been around for over three decades.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2024
  • These heavy metal guys sit right in front of the damn speakers, blasting their ears off.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2023
  • At the time, there were about 260 people inside for the evening's heavy metal concert.
    Maria Pasquini, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2023
  • On the other hand, both studies found some brands that are not too high in heavy metals.
    Joe and Teresa Graedon, oregonlive, 4 Apr. 2023
  • There are flashes of heavy metal, smooth jazz and a dozen points in between.
    Dallas News, 4 Oct. 2022
  • The mask came off to reveal Chris Jericho, the former pro-wrestler and singer with heavy metal band Fozzy.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 17 Nov. 2022
  • The heavy metal aids in piercing tanks and other armor.
    Anastacia Galouchka, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2023
  • In the 1980s, heavy metal reached a critical turning point.
    Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2024
  • After 50 years of heavy metal, Judas Priest has become part of the fabric of life.
    Jose Mangin, Variety, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Given that most protein powders can be a source of heavy metals, this is a big plus.
    Tamar Kane, Ms, Rd, Parents, 27 Mar. 2024
  • But the new findings demonstrate that heavy metals in cannabis plants can also wind up in the human body.
    Aria Bendix, NBC News, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Drumsticks from his years as a heavy metal rocker sit untouched in a display case on the wall.
    Debbie Cenziper, ProPublica, 27 Sep. 2023
  • There are heavy metal songs, where each machine takes a beating.
    Kate Armanini, BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2023
  • Dee Snider, lead singer of the heavy metal band Twisted Sister, will appear 1-4 p.m. March 2.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Brian Ebejer, who goes by the stage name Edsel Dope and is the lead singer of the heavy metal band Dope, formed in 1997, echoed the sentiment.
    Rebecca Picciotto, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022

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