material

Example Sentences

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It mines his experiences as a Coda - a child of deaf adults - for material.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

As for DeepSeek, "if they have successfully trained V4 entirely on Huawei silicon, it signals a material shift in the geopolitical tech landscape", Wu said.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Having been raised in a beautiful home with no material wants, Agnes knows little about the outside world.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Space weathering, caused by solar wind particles, micrometeorite impacts, and cosmic radiation, slowly darkens exposed material.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

Instead, two glove-shaped sleeves made of the same material as the bath blanket are embedded into the counter.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera