How to Use pH in a Sentence

pH

noun

• Getting the pH in the 6.3-7 range is crucial for this crop.
  — Gerald Almy, Field & Stream, 28 May 2020
• Finding the pH of your soil is quick and easy to do with a soil test kit.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2022
• So do most turf types, except bahia, which prefers a pH of 5.5-6.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 20 Feb. 2021
• Normal rain, by the way, is still slightly acidic, with a pH of about 5.6.
  — Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 9 Mar. 2017
• Lettuce thrives when the soil pH is between 6.2 and 6.8.
  — Lynn Coulter, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2022
• Rinse the rock-wool starter cubes [D], then soak them in water with a pH of 5.5 for about an hour.
  — Daniel Kluko, Popular Mechanics, 7 Nov. 2020
• Most garden and landscape plants grow best in the 6.0-7.0 soil pH range.
  — Miri Talabac, baltimoresun.com, 30 Dec. 2021
• Bowe calls out cleansers with high pH or harsh sulfates.
  — Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ, 8 June 2021
• Raspberries need very good drainage with a pH of 5.5-6.5.
  — oregonlive, 29 Aug. 2020
• The pH is a measure of how acidic or alkaline the water is.
  — Quartz, 19 July 2022
• This rinse-off masque balances the skin's pH to help achieve a smooth and clear complexion.
  — Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 26 Sep. 2022
• If the pH is down around 5, go ahead with a lime application.
  — oregonlive, 18 Apr. 2021
• There could be all kinds of nutrients available, but when the pH is off plants won’t be able to use them.
  — Ellen Nibali, baltimoresun.com, 10 Sep. 2020
• For now, Brawley is a one-man outfit, checking the oxygenation and pH of the tanks.
  — Zoeann Murphy, Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2022
• These support the correct pH of your skin and help dissolve signs of aging.
  — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 June 2022
• The deeper the water, the stabler the nutrient and pH levels.
  — Angela Watson, chicagotribune.com, 26 Mar. 2021
• But when a wound becomes infected, its pH goes up to about nine.
  — Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2021
• Check the soil acidity, as pine trees are often found in acidic soils of a pH below 5.5.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 20 Feb. 2021
• Without the proper pH level, the plants could whither or die.
  — Angela Watson, chicagotribune.com, 26 Mar. 2021
• Most grass varieties grow best when the pH is between 6.5 and seven.
  — Washington Post, 7 July 2021
• Many of the wineries on the eastern shore of Cayuga Lake are grown on limestone slopes, which helps the soil maintain a neutral pH for the vines to grow.
  — Brittney Oliver, Essence, 4 Oct. 2022
• Pure water has a neutral pH of 7.0; acids are lower in number and bases are higher.
  — Miri Talabac, baltimoresun.com, 30 Dec. 2021
• The tester is equipped with three sensors: The light sensor is located at the top, while the pH and water sensors are located on the probes.
  — Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2021
• Maidenhair ferns from other climates may like a more neutral pH, so adding a bit of lime to the soil would be to their liking.
  — oregonlive, 27 Dec. 2020
• The carbonates and oxides in the ash are valuable liming agents that can raise pH and help neutralize acid soils.
  — oregonlive, 24 Oct. 2021
• Healthy human skin is naturally acidic, with a pH around five.
  — Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2021
• There are topical gels that can bring down the localized pH and taping methods that stop some of the nerves from getting stuck in the tissue.
  — Kelly O'Mara, Outside Online, 13 June 2016
• Our winter rainfall pattern tends to lower soil pH over time.
  — oregonlive, 19 Sep. 2020
• The changing volume of the lake reflects mostly input from a neutral pH and saline boiling spring that is likely rainwater that has percolated through the rocks at the crater and is being released in the spring.
  — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 29 Mar. 2012
• This suggests the parasite decline may be associated with climate change, though the researchers say additional factors, such as ocean pH or algal blooms, could have contributed as well.
  — Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2023

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024