How to Use cobalt in a Sentence

cobalt

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  • Dusk faded, moving from shades of pink and blue to a deep cobalt.
    — Alfredo Corchado, Dallas News, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Take blue and white to the next level with a vibrant burst of cobalt, like in this dreamy kitchen by Mark D. Sikes.
    — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Much of the world's cobalt comes from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
    — Victoria Beaule, ABC News, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Shop it in black, cobalt, or pink, and pair it with glam hoops to up the overall elegance.
    — Rachel Sylvester, Glamour, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Tops are iron, with four unpaired 3d electrons, and cobalt, with three.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 22 Mar. 2023
  • In addition to bold cobalt, this bag also comes in a creamy caramel shade.
    — Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Jan. 2023
  • In Lemon's photo, both wore blue pants suits — Malone in a navy color and Lemon in a cobalt shade.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Bathed in aqua and cobalt, the characters rise out of a ‘57 Chevy Bel Air convertible.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023
  • Iron has four unpaired 3d electrons, and cobalt, three.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 15 Nov. 2023
  • On the left, a nickel cobalt manganese battery cell; on the right, a lithium iron phosphate cell.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 13 Feb. 2023
  • One study showed as much as 30% of Congo’s cobalt is sourced from artisanal mines.
    — Russ Mitchellstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2023
  • For extra swagger, Branch’s Verve Chair is offered in cobalt, mint green, white, coral or navy and is from $549.
    — Stephen Treffinger, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2023
  • But come 2023, inky navy and vibrant cobalt will be traded in for a lighter, refreshing tone.
    — Kelsey Mulvey, ELLE Decor, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Raw cobalt at a mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
    — Will Horner, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2023
  • About 70% of the world’s cobalt is produced by the Democratic Republic of Congo.
    — Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Opt for a pastel blue rather than a cobalt, or stick to forest green instead of a jewel-toned emerald.
    — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Tesla helped launch a mapping program to show customers the origins of the cobalt in one of its batteries.
    — Evan Halper, Washington Post, 24 July 2023
  • Vast rainforests are plundered for gold, cobalt, and other resources, partly to pay for weapons and war.
    — Jason Horowitz, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Jan. 2023
  • But rather than going almost black in tone, instead choose a slightly more cobalt shade to add vibrancy and depth to the space.
    — Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 19 July 2023
  • Most of the time, they’re set so only around half of the lithium in the lithium cobalt oxide layer is removed during one full charge.
    — WIRED, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Those plants will produce nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) cells.
    — Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
  • In fact, the top colors in this year, according to Shtork-Zigdon are cobalt blues, candy floss pink and tangerine tones.
    — Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The sky is a mix of blush and periwinkle, the creatures an array of flamingo pinks, cobalt blues, lavenders and hints of sunflower-yellow.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Seventy percent of the world’s cobalt is mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
    — Cate Brown, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Displayed proudly, these cobalt and lime glasses speak to the deep marine cabinets.
    — House Beautiful, 5 June 2023
  • In electronics, Scope 3 includes nasty stuff like cobalt mining.
    — Kevin O'Marah, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Charles noted that between 10% and 20% of the world’s supply of nickel comes from Russia, while cobalt mining uses child slave labor.
    — Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Using better ways to find cobalt and other battery metals in new regions of the world is one solution.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2023
  • There is even a new domestic mine for extracting the cobalt used in EV batteries—the first such operation on U.S. soil in decades.
    — Loren Thompson, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
  • Because of that, these packs are much bigger than those found in traditional cars and require a lot more lithium, cobalt, nickel and graphite.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 19 Sep. 2022

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