How to Use mercury in a Sentence

mercury

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  • In the summer, the mercury can reach over 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • As the mercury dives in the U.K., Christmas songs warm the chart.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2022
  • Hermione went up like the mercury in the thermometer. . . .
    — Charlie Tyson, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Add it to your list of party drinks to serve when the mercury rises.
    — Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2023
  • But in the past year, there have been only three days in which the mercury fell further.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2024
  • For years, the coffee calendar was fixed: iced in the warmer months, hot once the mercury dropped.
    — New York Times, 7 Nov. 2022
  • The mercury hit 47 degrees Fahrenheit in the area on Wednesday.
    — Todd Richmond, Detroit Free Press, 2 Feb. 2024
  • What’s Next: El Niño could soon start to raise the mercury globally.
    — Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 5 May 2023
  • On the eve of October, the mercury rose to 76 degrees, one above the Sept. 30 average.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2023
  • At Dulles, the mercury fell only a single degree short of 100.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2023
  • But hang on, suddenly the mercury is rising, and what will that mean?
    — Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2023
  • Even with wind and rain, the mercury could still reach 60 degrees in Burlington, Vermont.
    — Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2024
  • On Sunday, the mercury began an ascent from the frosty morning’s low of 29.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Although the mercury was lower elsewhere in the country, the misery has still been great.
    — Leily Nikounazar, New York Times, 23 July 2023
  • Eliminate split ends As the mercury dips, split ends tend to increase.
    — Georgia Day, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2023
  • When the ground shook, the mercury would close an electrical circuit and stop an attached clock.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The wind chill in Knoxville was 8 degrees around 1 a.m., and the mercury in Nashville was headed to single digits.
    — Emilie Ikeda, NBC News, 20 Jan. 2024
  • The mercury topped out at 59 degrees F in Madison and 59 in Milwaukee.
    — Evan Bush, NBC News, 9 Feb. 2024
  • And don’t work yourself up into a panic about the mercury in tuna fish.
    — Paul Kita, Men's Health, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Want to know more about which products contain mercury?
    — Meera Senthilingam, CNN, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Along with asbestos, there’s lead paint, and mercury from the lightbulb-making process, the committee was told.
    — Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, 9 Dec. 2022
  • And in Death Valley, the mercury skyrocketed to 128 degrees, a near world record.
    — Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2024
  • When the mercury drops, sitting in front of a roaring fire is a relaxing and comforting way to spend an evening.
    — Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 15 Dec. 2022
  • And if Sima Qian’s depiction of mercury is true, perhaps the threat of crossbows is genuine.
    — Jeremy Hillpot, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2023
  • But in the past twelve months, there have been only three days in the nation’s capital when the mercury dipped lower than Friday’s 27.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2024
  • The hydrometer shattered, filling the brew with glass and mercury beads.
    — Byjasmine Li, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Monday was the first day this month on which the mercury seemed to recall where we were headed and doggedly declined to drop below 60.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 9 May 2023
  • The rooms and suites’ color palette consists of blue, silver and hints of coral, with metallic accents in the form of mercury glass and brass details.
    — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Unlike some of its neighboring countries, Peru has cracked down on the use of mercury.
    — Kevin Monahan, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Two million pounds of mercury remain in the soils and waters of eastern Tennessee.
    — Ralph Vartabedian, New York Times, 31 May 2023

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