How to Use polymer in a Sentence

polymer

noun

• Long strings of the polymer dragged out, like cheese pulling off of pizza.
  — WIRED, 26 June 2023
• Even when the polymer bills were redesigned in 2018, his face stayed on.
  — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 2 Feb. 2023
• The Bank of England said that notes made from polymer tend to be cleaner.
  — Amy Cheng, Washington Post, 24 June 2022
• This changes the polymer’s resistance to a current moving from the source (S) to the drain (D).
  — Kurt Kleiner, Discover Magazine, 4 Sep. 2022
• The toasting process breaks down starch and other polymers, called lignins and tannins, in the oak.
  — Michael W. Crowder, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2023
• These include special polymers and fibers that could make the road stronger.
  — Mansour Solaimanian, The Conversation, 10 May 2024
• Plus, the polymer is lead-free, meaning the hose is safe to use for drinking water.
  — Christie Calucchia, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Apr. 2021
• Most mountain bikes have a bit of hard polymer on the area of the down tube that faces the front wheel, meant to protect the frame from any rocks thrown off by the wheel.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 4 Nov. 2023
• Finally, the polymer cools and hardens around the new shape over one to two minutes.
  — Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American, 12 Dec. 2022
• They're made of a durable polymer synthetic fiber to withstand wear and tear.
  — Mark Stock and Ebenezer Samuel, Men's Health, 2 Dec. 2022
• Most of his toys are made of resin and polymer clay and some are created out of wood, metal and epoxy.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2021
• Varying the length of the polymer strands resulted in a sturdier soap film.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2022
• The clothing can be washed and reworn or, if put back in the polymer and solvent mix, dissolved and used again.
  — Byian Mount, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2022
• My leg was repaired with eight screws, a plate, and a high-strength polymer cord known as a tightrope fixation.
  — Lexi Pandell, WIRED, 31 Aug. 2023
• Hill says that vinegar can help break down heavy oil and products that hold polymers in them, such as hair sprays and gel.
  — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2024
• Use a pineapple cookie cutter and some polymer clay to shape this adorable ring dish.
  — Jessica Cherner, House Beautiful, 11 Nov. 2022
• Those are the devices, made of porcelain or polymer, that hold up power lines at the top of the pole and keep the power lines from touching.
  — Diego Mendoza-Moyers, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Apr. 2022
• Sorters could crumple films and tell—by their sound—their polymer lattices.
  — Rebecca Altman, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2022
• The new trail is built atop 18 inches of coarse gravel topped with a layer of pea gravel that’s been mixed with a polymer.
  — Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2021
• The key came from building a process that could allow the monomers to link up and grow into a polymer chain without causing any one of the monomers to stray.
  — Michelle Shen, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2022
• This made the objects softer, because opening up the bonds reduces the amount of cross-linking in the polymer networks.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 7 Mar. 2023
• All of this is coated with a thin polymer mixture that acts as a strong gluelike substance to help the entire thing stick.
  — Wired, 29 July 2022
• On the control polymer, by contrast, dendrites of sodium with sharp edges formed.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 6 July 2022
• The problem, though, is that material like polymer, which is used in many face masks, is hard to dispose of.
  — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 1 Mar. 2022
• The bracelet is made from a dark brown polymer material that matches the dial and has an Aquanaut fold-over clasp.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 June 2022
• Compared with off-the-shelf 4S tires, these include the polymer magic of Michelin's track-attack Cup 2s.
  — K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 17 Sep. 2021
• Rick Juve is the chairman of Americhem, a global polymer headquartered in Cuyahoga Falls.
  — Julie Washington, cleveland, 12 Jan. 2023
• Wong points out that these types of paddles have a core of nomex, aluminum or a polymer with a thin surface of carbon fiber or fiberglass.
  — Stefani Sassos, M.s., R.d.n., C.s.o., C.d.n., Good Housekeeping, 26 Oct. 2022
• The primer features milk thistle extract and glycerin, in addition to pore-blurring polymers, to control oil and blur pores.
  — James Manso, WWD, 13 Aug. 2024
• In addition, while other clays, such as polymer and ceramic clays, require heat to cure and harden, air-dry clay only needs air.
  — Claire Hoppe, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 July 2024

Last Updated: 25 Sep 2024