How to Use mercury in a Sentence

mercury

noun

• In the summer, the mercury can reach over 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
• The preferred tool in the process is mercury, which collects and purifies traces found in the soil.
  — Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2022
• This makes swai prone to unsafe levels of mercury and other chemicals.
  — Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 24 Sep. 2024
• The use of mercury in cosmetics is restricted in most countries due to its toxic effects.
  — Meera Senthilingam, CNN, 9 Mar. 2022
• An alchemist working for elite members of society would have employed gold and mercury to combat a wide range of diseases.
  — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
• This ash contains a dangerous mix of heavy metals and toxic chemicals such as arsenic, boron, lead and mercury.
  — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Mar. 2022
• Once mining begins, harmful chemicals like mercury and cyanide pollute nearby rivers.
  — Jalynn Hilton, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2024
• Fish to Limit or Avoid Some fish can contain heavy metals like mercury and other contaminants.
  — Brittany Lubeck, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 19 Sep. 2024
• Hot and humid conditions will give way to a strong cold front in San Antonio, dropping the mercury 40 degrees by mid-week.
  — Express-News Staff, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Feb. 2022
• Choose smaller, younger seafood that will contain less mercury and other toxins than larger, older seafood, according to Silent Spring.
  — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 24 Sep. 2024
• This antioxidant is extremely vital in protecting our bodies from oxidative stress, as well as protection from mercury and other toxic metals.
  — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 24 Mar. 2022
• 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
• What’s Next: El Niño could soon start to raise the mercury globally.
  — Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 5 May 2023
• 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

Last Updated: 26 Oct 2024