How to Use alloy in a Sentence

alloy

1 of 2 noun
  • Brass is an alloy made of copper and zinc.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The wheels get a bump up to 17-inch alloys.
    — Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • This is quite common with alloy-style wheels.
    — John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
  • These aluminum alloy pedals have a steel axle and eight pins on each side.
    — Maggie Slepian, Popular Mechanics, 29 June 2022
  • The bronzes weigh 455 grams and are a copper, tin and zinc alloy.
    — John Leicester, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The versatile bike boasts a light alloy frame with a step-over design.
    — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Most of the Benin metal pieces are made of brass, an alloy of copper and zinc.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2022
  • The handle is made of high-strength aluminum alloy, which is durable yet lightweight.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Down the line, workers cut grooves into the copper-alloy bands around the base of each shell.
    — Rebecca Lieberman, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Note that this bike has a steel frame, which is a bit heavier than an aluminum or an alloy frame model.
    — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The rear chassis, meanwhile, will be forged from high-strength aluminum alloys.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2023
  • There’s also copper and brass and a slew of other alloys to inspire you.
    — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The new layer consists of an iron-nickel alloy, like other parts of the core.
    — Kasha Patel, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Feb. 2023
  • However, many of the multi-step step stools are made of aluminum or alloy steel.
    — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Feb. 2023
  • The aluminum alloy construction is durable yet lightweight at just over half a pound.
    — Mike Richard, Men's Health, 18 Jan. 2023
  • The mop pole is made from aluminum alloy that’s meant to last, and the mop pads are easy to wash and reuse over and over again.
    — Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2023
  • It’s made out of 100% polyester with a durable and rust-resistant alloy steel frame.
    — Erica Reagle, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2023
  • The shaft is made from lightweight aluminum alloy for agility and control.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Clean These days, many alloy-aluminum cleaning compounds are safe to use on chrome.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
  • Even the 19-inch alloy wheels seem to signal that this Prius means business.
    — Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
  • They’re made with durable aluminum alloy and have cork and foam hand grips to keep you comfortable while climbing.
    — Anna Fiorentino, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Look for laptop stands made of alloys that are easy to clean and resist corrosion and pitting.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
  • The process uses a robotic arm with a printhead that extrudes an aluminum alloy.
    — Ramin Skibba, WIRED, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Dual exhaust tips and 18-inch alloys complete the look.
    — Josh Max, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The charge case is an attractive number made of an anodized aluminum alloy.
    — Brad Moon, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Plus, the durable alloy-steel frame is solid and stable enough for anyone up to 220 pounds.
    — Men's Health, 16 Feb. 2023
  • It has been dropped an inch (25 mm) and is outfitted with 21-inch black-gloss alloy wheels.
    — Roberto Baldwin, Ars Technica, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Once assembled, this sleek alloy steel standing desk functions as both a standing desk and a sit-to-stand desk.
    — Alida Nugent, Peoplemag, 12 Jan. 2024
  • To save weight, the car’s body is made largely from carbon fiber although rear structures are made from aluminum alloys.
    — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Built with durable cable and crush-resistant zinc alloy, these locks are made to withstand years of use and rough handling.
    — Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026

alloy

2 of 2 verb
  • My love for my dad was alloyed.
    — Jack Denton, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Steel receivers are easy to drill and tap, alloy receivers, not so much.
    — Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 23 Mar. 2021
  • The answer was to alloy the low-melting point metals with gold.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 14 Dec. 2021
  • Look for sturdy, alloy frames that are large enough to allow two-handed sawing.
    — The Editors, Field & Stream, 14 Aug. 2019
  • The extremely durable and easy-to-use locks are made with steel cables and alloy lock bodies.
    — Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Made of alloy steel with a black heat-resistant coating, this pit is rust- and weather-proof.
    — Christine Persaud, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2021
  • Yttrium and neodymium are alloyed to make the magnets in turbines for windmills.
    — Nelson Ching, National Geographic, 10 June 2016
  • The light gray or whitish metal can be alloyed with steel to form materials that are stable at high temperatures.
    — Thomas Biesheuvel, Bloomberg.com, 11 Sep. 2017
  • Your can fly the metal alloy bird from a distance of up to 65 feet away, with up to six minutes of flight time per rechargeable battery.
    — Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Anger and anguish alloyed to reveal a deep, familiar frustration.
    — Bill Oram, Orange County Register, 25 Apr. 2017
  • The only option package adds antilock brakes and alloy wheels for $1000 (our test car had that package).
    — Steve Spence, Car and Driver, 9 June 2020
  • The versatile handheld gadget is made of aluminum and alloy and doesn’t require you to peel the garlic cloves, unlike some other styles.
    — Andrea Wurzburger, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Special Metals makes nickel alloy metals essential to space crafts and airplanes.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN, 31 Dec. 2021
  • Most benches with a steel (or alloy steel) construction above 50 pounds are more than adequate for average at-home lifting.
    — Mike Richard, Men's Health, 17 Nov. 2022
  • To obtain these maximum speeds, manufacturers may use alloy pellets that weigh less than their lead counterparts and, in turn, move much faster.
    — Joseph Albanese, Field & Stream, 2 Mar. 2021
  • The first material to be produced will be alloy, starting late next year, GM and MP said in a joint statement.
    — Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 21 Apr. 2022
  • To add a lifting and sculpting boost to your cart, try celebrity esthetician Joanna Czech’s aluminum and zinc alloy facial massager.
    — Akili King, Vogue, 28 May 2021
  • This alloy steel organizer has a rust-resistant PE coating to prevent scratches and is available in bronze, charcoal gray, and white finishes.
    — Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 5 Jan. 2023
  • This is not new technology, but may represent the first effort to combine an conventional metal alloy lander with an inflatable balloon-type structure.
    — Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2021
  • During firing, the glass frit melts and etches through the silicon nitride anti-reflection layer, allowing silver to alloy with silicon and form an ohmic contact.
    — Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 19 Jan. 2026
  • The multi-layer construction also adds a polycarbonate shear plate, an impact-resistant rubber surround, and alloy metal hardware.
    — Mike Richard, Men's Health, 12 Oct. 2022
  • There are also similar applications within these industries for alloying with silicon, copper, zinc and lithium.
    — Sahit Muja, Forbes.com, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Steel did not become dominant because iron was abandoned, but because alloying unlocked strength, durability and versatility.
    — Sahit Muja, Forbes.com, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The liquid-metal design requires fewer components, and the chemistry relies on alloying, so there is no solid-material breakdown, Sadoway says.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Benin Bronzes - actually copper alloy relief sculptures, many showing court figures - in German public museums.
    — CNN, 21 Dec. 2022
  • The vehicle utilizes the brand’s MLA-Flex architecture, which is aluminum-intensive (more than 75 percent of the structure is alloy).
    — Michael Harley, Forbes, 3 June 2022
  • Tungsten is normally brittle, so procedures to mechanically process it to increase its strength and to alloy it with other materials to prevent its embrittlement from radiation damage are being studied.
    — Giulia Pacchioni, Scientific American, 26 Aug. 2019
  • For those reasons, beryllium can be found, usually alloyed in small concentrations with copper, in vintage high-performance golf clubs, the air bag sensors of cars and the mirrors of the James Webb Space Telescope.
    — Susie Neilson, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 July 2025
  • Automakers are making nearly continuous improvements to vehicle engines and structures by alloying their steels with an evolving list of special ingredients such as manganese, titanium, chromium, and nickel.
    — Bengt Halvorson, Car and Driver, 27 Feb. 2018
  • Keeping them stable under those conditions requires precise control over a nickel base alloyed with multiple elements, each with different physical and chemical properties, that must be uniformly melted, fused, and kept free of impurities.
    — Deena Theresa, Interesting Engineering, 27 May 2026

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