How to Use mercury in a Sentence

mercury

noun

• In the summer, the mercury can reach over 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
• As the mercury dives in the U.K., Christmas songs warm the chart.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2022
• Even the best friendships can be chilled when the mercury drops.
  — Jinjoo Lee, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022
• Ambush The city was in the grip of a weeklong heat wave, and the mercury that day had reached 101.
  — Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2024
• Hermione went up like the mercury in the thermometer. . . .
  — Charlie Tyson, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2022
• Those two, along with mercury, are the only three for which use is the largest source of loss.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 20 May 2022
• Add it to your list of party drinks to serve when the mercury rises.
  — Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2023
• And these mercury glass eggs would be perfect on the spa's front counter.
  — Hannah Jones, Country Living, 9 May 2022
• But in the past year, there have been only three days in which the mercury fell further.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2024
• Space out fish meals to allow your body to get rid of some mercury.
  — Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 18 July 2022
• For years, the coffee calendar was fixed: iced in the warmer months, hot once the mercury dropped.
  — New York Times, 7 Nov. 2022
• The mercury hit 47 degrees Fahrenheit in the area on Wednesday.
  — Todd Richmond, Detroit Free Press, 2 Feb. 2024
• The mercury will be prone to both springlike spikes and bone-chilling plunges.
  — Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2021
• What’s Next: El Niño could soon start to raise the mercury globally.
  — Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 5 May 2023
• The preferred tool in the process is mercury, which collects and purifies traces found in the soil.
  — Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2022
• On the eve of October, the mercury rose to 76 degrees, one above the Sept. 30 average.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2023
• At Dulles, the mercury fell only a single degree short of 100.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2023
• The new rule lowers the emissions standard for mercury from these plants by 70%.
  — Patrick Parenteau, The Conversation, 1 May 2024
• But hang on, suddenly the mercury is rising, and what will that mean?
  — Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2023
• Even with wind and rain, the mercury could still reach 60 degrees in Burlington, Vermont.
  — Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2024
• In Sonoma County, the mercury was expected to say in the 80s.
  — Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024
• Tiny Shorts The mercury isn’t the only thing rising; hot pants are still going strong.
  — Irene Kim, Vogue, 31 July 2024
• On Sunday, the mercury began an ascent from the frosty morning’s low of 29.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2023
• Do not eat any Largemouth bass due to presence of mercury.
  — Leada Gore | [e-mail], al, 7 June 2022
• Although the mercury was lower elsewhere in the country, the misery has still been great.
  — Leily Nikounazar, New York Times, 23 July 2023
• Eliminate split ends As the mercury dips, split ends tend to increase.
  — Georgia Day, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2023
• Even officially dry spots felt the mercury fall and a breeze arise.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 30 July 2022
• When the ground shook, the mercury would close an electrical circuit and stop an attached clock.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 1 Sep. 2023
• These mercury glass trees from Better Homes & Gardens can be placed over an electric votive candle to emit a soft glow in any space.
  — Shea Simmons, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
• The longer a fish lives, the more mercury builds up in its system which can lead to heavy metal toxicity, the American Kennel Club reports.
  — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Dec 2024