How to Use phosphorus in a Sentence

phosphorus

noun

• Mix a sprinkling of phosphorus with the soil in the bottom of the hole or trench.
  — Charlotte Germane, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Feb. 2023
• In a screwup, the phosphorus exploded not over the target but over the men.
  — Richard Brod, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021
• To really decrease the amount of phosphorus in the lake.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 1 July 2022
• The state has strict rules on the amount of phosphorus that can be discharged from wastewater treatment plants.
  — Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2023
• Turns out the more bran and whole grains in bread, the higher their phosphorus and potassium content.
  — Hallie Levine, Health.com, 1 Nov. 2021
• What is white phosphorus, and is Russia using it in Ukraine?
  — Jean Song, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2022
• More:It's been more than a decade since Wisconsin cracked down on phosphorus.
  — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2024
• Israel has not signed and is not bound by the United Nations convention on the use of white phosphorus.
  — Ben Goggin, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2023
• This helps to ensure that the phosphorus gets properly absorbed and doesn't run off.
  — Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 May 2023
• Biggest source of the P phosphorus that causes this problem and creates this blue Jean blue, green.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 1 July 2022
• When the pH level is higher than 7.5, many plants will struggle to get enough phosphorus, iron and manganese.
  — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2023
• Gene Odom had been thrown from the plane and broke his neck, his skin badly burned and one eye blinded by phosphorus from a de-icing flare that had been aboard.
  — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2023
• The first, a process to remove phosphorus from wastewater, was used at several sewage treatment plants around the world.
  — Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2021
• The problem is that phosphorus and potassium stay put in the soil and applications can remain in the soil for years.
  — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2024
• The seeds are rich in phosphorus, potassium, protein, manganese, folate, healthy fats, iron, and zinc, and are an easy way to give a dish more fiber.
  — Lauren Manaker, Verywell Health, 24 July 2023
• Try to drink it black, or with as little milk or cream as possible, since dairy itself is high in phosphorus.
  — Hallie Levine, Health.com, 1 Nov. 2021
• The rain leaches the sandy, volcanic soil, draining it of nitrogen and phosphorus.
  — Douglas Main, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2024
• Nitrogen and phosphorus used to fertilize crops and lawns across the massive basin are washed into streams and rivers.
  — John Sabo, Forbes, 17 June 2022
• And try a bit of high phosphorus fertilizer to get more flowers.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 8 Oct. 2021
• Their shells provide a surface on which the seaweed can grow and the mussels' phosphorus-rich excrement fuels the plant's growth.
  — Dan Egan, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2021
• Work calcium and phosphorus into the soil below the bulbs at planting time.
  — oregonlive, 1 Sep. 2021
• These bring fertilizing iron and phosphorus to the water, allowing the mats to grow.
  — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 17 June 2023
• The majority of the new waters — 59 — were added due to an increase in phosphorus, according to data from the DNR.
  — Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2021
• Two, most of the nitrogen and phosphorus found in wastewater is thanks to human urine, and your pee contains potassium, too.
  — Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 5 May 2022
• On average, phosphorus has declined 34% in a testing area near Bellevue, Iowa — but there was no clear trend south of there.
  — Journal Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2024
• There are also fears about contamination of the soil with white phosphorus and what that could mean for farming.
  — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
• Now, in a paper published Wednesday in the journal Nature, researchers have added phosphorus to that list.
  — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 June 2023
• Chickpeas provide a hefty dose of protein, folate, fiber, iron, and phosphorus.
  — Cate Geiger Kalus, Country Living, 8 Aug. 2022
• Why hit this area with phosphorus or incendiary weapons?
  — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
• Most people skip this step, but old soil is depleted of nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus that plants need to survive; repotting replaces this old soil with fresh and nutrient rich soil.
  — Aksha Mittapalli, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2024

Last Updated: 15 Sep 2024